School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 364,000 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Burundi, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Burundi is 364,000 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Burundi peaked at 364,000 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 162,804 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, male (number) (School) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,804 number | — |
| 1971 | 164,591 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 167,791 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 169,833 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 170,959 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 171,501 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 171,676 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 174,415 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 177,461 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 180,767 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 184,228 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 187,827 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 196,469 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 206,519 number | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 217,159 number | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 227,472 number | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 236,344 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 247,285 number | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 257,941 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 267,861 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 276,507 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 283,373 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 296,082 number | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 307,715 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 317,418 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 324,341 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 327,775 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 330,660 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 331,460 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 331,024 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 330,324 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 330,260 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 330,780 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 332,012 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 334,391 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 338,433 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 344,949 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 232,222 number | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 240,035 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 249,146 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 258,720 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 267,702 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 279,089 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 291,327 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 303,950 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 316,520 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 328,441 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 340,527 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 352,488 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 364,000 number | +3.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 364,000 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 752,745 number, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 364,000 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 504,502 number, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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% | 344,949 number | 232,222 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,180 number | 162,804 number | 180,767 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 222,910 number | 184,228 number | 267,861 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 312,636 number | 276,507 number | 331,460 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 306,255 number | 232,222 number | 344,949 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 310,276 number | 258,720 number | 364,000 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, male in Burundi?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Burundi was 364,000 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 364,000 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,804 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Burundi ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.