School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.04 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi is 1.04 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 1.04 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 237,135 number, in 1970.
That places Burundi 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 237,135 number | — |
| 1971 | 242,212 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 244,997 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 336,171 number | +37.2% |
| 1974 | 341,878 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 348,752 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 357,035 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 362,208 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 366,994 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 371,388 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 375,737 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 380,551 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 383,931 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 387,465 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 390,811 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 394,190 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 398,051 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 403,626 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 412,291 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 424,674 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 440,684 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 459,349 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 478,647 number | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 500,994 number | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 525,567 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 551,516 number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 578,262 number | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 597,074 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 617,734 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 640,753 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 667,096 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 697,601 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 724,549 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 750,480 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 773,662 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 793,474 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 810,819 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 822,681 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 832,633 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 839,209 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 842,133 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 842,218 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 842,278 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 847,449 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 859,055 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 877,249 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 900,658 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 706,861 number | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 732,028 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 761,955 number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million number | +36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 320,877 number | 237,135 number | 371,388 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 395,133 number | 375,737 number | 424,674 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 539,058 number | 440,684 number | 640,753 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 771,220 number | 667,096 number | 839,209 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 821,188 number | 706,861 number | 900,658 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi was 1.04 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,135 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.