School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 212,849 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
212,849
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
60th
of 222 countries
All-time high
215,669
in 2022
All-time low
51,238
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 212,849 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi peaked at 215,669 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51,238, in 1970.
That places Burundi 60th out of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,238 | — |
| 1971 | 52,265 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 54,615 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 54,620 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 56,118 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 57,524 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 59,159 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 60,119 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 61,939 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 63,494 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 62,020 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 64,962 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 67,964 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 70,179 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 72,673 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 76,053 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 80,086 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 82,446 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 90,506 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 91,383 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 94,277 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 95,621 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 97,608 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 98,722 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 98,063 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 101,620 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 102,971 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 103,527 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 104,575 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 105,767 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 109,476 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 88,846 | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 109,330 | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 109,670 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 105,569 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 106,799 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 112,236 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 117,188 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 122,440 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 130,102 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 137,593 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 146,257 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 155,628 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 164,197 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 172,320 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 180,574 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 189,366 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 199,815 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 203,464 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 206,491 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 210,546 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 213,510 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 215,669 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 210,601 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 209,776 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 212,849 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57,109 | 51,238 | 63,494 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,827 | 62,020 | 91,383 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,275 | 94,277 | 105,767 | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,166 | 88,846 | 130,102 | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,570 | 137,593 | 206,491 | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,158 | 209,776 | 215,669 | 6 |
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More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi was 212,849 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 215,669 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,238 in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Burundi ranks 60th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release