Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burundi
Burundi: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 178,125 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 178,125 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burundi peaked at 178,125 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49,741 number, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 66th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49,741 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,543 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 51,621 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 52,320 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 52,735 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 52,960 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 53,014 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 53,744 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 54,458 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 55,176 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 55,860 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 56,440 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 58,095 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 60,433 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 63,230 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 66,267 number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 69,319 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 72,769 number | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 76,207 number | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 79,514 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 82,524 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 85,052 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 89,215 number | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 93,280 number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 97,010 number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 100,159 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 102,517 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 104,489 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 105,648 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 106,290 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 106,683 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 106,958 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 107,490 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 107,885 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 108,297 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 108,836 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 109,606 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 111,136 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 113,828 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 117,351 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 121,363 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 125,541 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 130,321 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 135,762 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 141,632 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 147,743 number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 153,903 number | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 160,020 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 166,207 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 172,303 number | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 178,125 number | +3.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 178,125 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 178,125 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,631 number | 49,741 number | 55,176 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,813 number | 55,860 number | 79,514 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,618 number | 82,524 number | 106,290 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,807 number | 106,683 number | 117,351 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,480 number | 121,363 number | 172,303 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,125 number | 178,125 number | 178,125 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burundi?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burundi was 178,125 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 178,125 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,741 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Burundi ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.