School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.93 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Burundi is 1.93 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 1.93 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 584,724 number, in 1973.
That places Burundi 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 636,348 number | — |
| 1971 | 648,492 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 661,185 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 584,724 number | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 592,763 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 599,054 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 602,923 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 607,364 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 614,183 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 622,297 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 630,036 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 635,698 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 645,438 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 659,849 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 679,239 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 703,007 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 730,529 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 763,348 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 798,669 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 834,328 number | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 868,736 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 899,936 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 942,476 number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 987,305 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million number | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.24 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.52 million number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.65 million number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.93 million number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 616,933 number | 584,724 number | 661,185 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 708,014 number | 630,036 number | 834,328 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million number | 868,736 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million number | 1.93 million number | 1.93 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Burundi?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burundi was 1.93 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 584,724 number in 1973.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.