School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 358,488 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Burundi stood at 358,488 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Burundi peaked at 358,488 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 163,361 number, in 1970.
That places Burundi 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) (School) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 163,361 number | — |
| 1971 | 165,213 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 168,471 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 170,604 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 171,815 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 172,370 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 172,428 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 175,276 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 178,631 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 182,410 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 186,495 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 190,822 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 199,636 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 209,601 number | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 219,929 number | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 229,703 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 237,859 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 248,072 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 257,834 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 266,908 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 275,057 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 282,002 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 293,872 number | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 305,056 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 314,581 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 321,356 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 324,496 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 328,755 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 330,653 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 331,037 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 330,967 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 331,408 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 331,286 number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 331,901 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 333,721 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 337,260 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 343,356 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 231,096 number | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 238,573 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 247,370 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 256,709 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 265,593 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 276,637 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 288,600 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 300,972 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 313,247 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 324,761 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 336,340 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 347,659 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 358,488 number | +3.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 358,488 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 741,440 number, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 358,488 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -32.7% | 343,356 number | 231,096 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 172,058 number | 163,361 number | 182,410 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,686 number | 186,495 number | 266,908 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 310,686 number | 275,057 number | 331,037 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 305,694 number | 231,096 number | 343,356 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 306,901 number | 256,709 number | 358,488 number | 10 |
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, pre-primary education, female in Burundi?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Burundi was 358,488 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 358,488 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,361 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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, pre-primary 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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.