School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 517,694 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 517,694 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Burundi peaked at 517,694 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 119,559 number, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 66th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female (number) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 119,559 number | — |
| 1971 | 122,248 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 123,935 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 170,376 number | +37.5% |
| 1974 | 173,536 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 177,187 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 181,428 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 183,852 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 185,970 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 187,808 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 189,585 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 191,596 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 193,671 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 195,964 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 198,240 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 200,469 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 202,747 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 205,363 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 209,262 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 214,891 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 222,378 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 231,368 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 240,825 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 251,832 number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 263,939 number | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 276,636 number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 289,543 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 299,034 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 309,357 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 320,839 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 334,083 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 349,618 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 363,075 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 376,047 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 387,667 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 397,597 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 406,259 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 412,326 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 417,323 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 420,546 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 421,910 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 421,862 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 421,806 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 424,245 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 429,861 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 438,738 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 450,190 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 353,091 number | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 365,496 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 380,281 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 517,694 number | +36.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 517,694 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 727,898 number, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 517,694 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 449,916 number, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +37.5% | 123,935 number | 170,376 number |
| 2020 | +36.1% | 380,281 number | 517,694 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 162,590 number | 119,559 number | 187,808 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 200,179 number | 189,585 number | 214,891 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 270,575 number | 222,378 number | 320,839 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 386,454 number | 334,083 number | 420,546 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 410,748 number | 353,091 number | 450,190 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 517,694 number | 517,694 number | 517,694 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Burundi?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Burundi was 517,694 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 517,694 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,559 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.