School age population, lower secondary education, male in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 596,883 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
596,883
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
67th
of 220 countries
All-time high
596,883
in 2025
All-time low
122,535
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 596,883 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Burundi peaked at 596,883 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 122,535, in 1970.
That places Burundi 67th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 122,535 | — |
| 1971 | 124,339 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 126,173 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 167,613 | +32.8% |
| 1974 | 170,736 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 174,640 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 178,495 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 182,559 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 187,013 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 192,869 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 197,161 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 206,381 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 210,700 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 216,181 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 220,841 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 226,182 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 231,018 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 233,396 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 237,953 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 242,507 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 248,074 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 257,223 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 267,055 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 279,297 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 274,803 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 305,854 | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 317,891 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 326,298 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 338,050 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 346,592 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 353,603 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 359,409 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 367,115 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 373,711 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 381,732 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 389,281 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 395,070 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 403,039 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 390,377 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 397,397 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 405,527 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 401,560 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 417,889 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 421,393 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 428,899 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 445,542 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 463,716 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 376,350 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 399,379 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 425,789 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 452,238 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 477,601 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 501,712 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 527,016 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 579,900 | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 596,883 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 162,697 | 122,535 | 192,869 | 10 |
| 1980s | 222,232 | 197,161 | 242,507 | 10 |
| 1990s | 296,114 | 248,074 | 346,592 | 10 |
| 2000s | 381,073 | 353,603 | 403,039 | 10 |
| 2010s | 418,604 | 376,350 | 463,716 | 10 |
| 2020s | 522,558 | 452,238 | 596,883 | 6 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Burundi?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Burundi was 596,883 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 596,883 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,535 in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Burundi ranks 67th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release