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

Latest (2019)
722,488 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
73rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
722,488 number
in 2019
All-time low
326,165 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Burundi, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 70 Papua New Guinea 849,005 number compare
  2. 71 Haiti 754,949 number compare
  3. 72 Chile 748,901 number compare
  4. 74 Benin 691,778 number compare
  5. 75 Togo 689,454 number compare
  6. 76 Sri Lanka 670,628 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.