School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 144,399 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 144,399 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burundi peaked at 144,399 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41,933 number, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 73rd of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41,933 number | — |
| 1971 | 42,885 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 43,635 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 45,616 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 46,458 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 47,435 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 48,320 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 48,420 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 48,598 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 49,053 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 49,742 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 50,358 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 50,759 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 51,230 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 51,975 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 52,827 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 54,002 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 55,802 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 58,161 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 60,656 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 63,313 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 65,970 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 68,854 number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 72,042 number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 75,537 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 79,104 number | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 82,509 number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 85,198 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 87,950 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 90,934 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 94,416 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 97,869 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 99,551 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 100,896 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 102,583 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 104,539 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 106,049 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 106,243 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 106,096 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 106,201 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 106,297 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 106,926 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 108,900 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 111,845 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 114,946 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 118,232 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 122,183 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 127,108 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 132,742 number | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 138,520 number | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 144,399 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,235 number | 41,933 number | 49,053 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,551 number | 49,742 number | 60,656 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,141 number | 63,313 number | 90,934 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,444 number | 94,416 number | 106,243 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,770 number | 106,297 number | 138,520 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,399 number | 144,399 number | 144,399 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burundi?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burundi was 144,399 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 144,399 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,933 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 73rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.