School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 722,488 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 722,488 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 722,488 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 326,165 number, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 73rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 326,165 number | — |
| 1971 | 329,804 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 336,262 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 340,437 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 342,774 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 343,871 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 344,104 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 349,691 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 356,092 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 363,177 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 370,723 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 378,649 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 396,105 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 416,120 number | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 437,088 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 457,175 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 474,203 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 495,357 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 515,775 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 534,769 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 551,564 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 565,375 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 589,954 number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 612,771 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 631,999 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 645,697 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 652,271 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 659,415 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 662,113 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 662,061 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 661,291 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 661,668 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 662,066 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 663,913 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 668,112 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 675,693 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 688,305 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 463,318 number | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 478,608 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 496,516 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 515,429 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 533,295 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 555,726 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 579,927 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 604,922 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 629,767 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 653,202 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 676,867 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 700,147 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 722,488 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 343,238 number | 326,165 number | 363,177 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 447,596 number | 370,723 number | 534,769 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 623,322 number | 551,564 number | 662,113 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 611,949 number | 463,318 number | 688,305 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 617,177 number | 515,429 number | 722,488 number | 10 |
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More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burundi?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burundi was 722,488 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 722,488 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,165 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.