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

Latest (2020)
1.04 million number
Change on year
up 36.1%
World rank
66th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.04 million number
in 2020
All-time low
237,135 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Burundi, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 63 Benin 1.11 million number compare
  2. 64 Poland 1.08 million number compare
  3. 65 North Korea 1.08 million number compare
  4. 67 Syria 1.02 million number compare
  5. 68 Cambodia 937,538 number compare
  6. 69 Ecuador 931,022 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.