School age population, primary education, female in Burundi

Burundi: School age population, primary education, female was 960,767 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
960,767 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
67th
of 206 countries
All-time high
960,767 number
in 2020
All-time low
294,587 number
in 1973
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Burundi is 960,767 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 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Burundi peaked at 960,767 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 294,587 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 310,693 number 294,587 number 333,131 number 10
1980s 357,123 number 316,647 number 418,831 number 10
1990s 520,506 number 435,330 number 596,815 number 10
2000s 636,238 number 608,423 number 660,996 number 10
2010s 785,058 number 673,689 number 925,910 number 10
2020s 960,767 number 960,767 number 960,767 number 1

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 64 Syrian Arab Republic 1.04 million number compare
  2. 65 Cambodia 1.00 million number compare
  3. 66 Rwanda 968,901 number compare
  4. 68 Benin 942,440 number compare
  5. 69 Ecuador 926,773 number compare
  6. 70 South Sudan 884,182 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Burundi?
School age population, primary education, female in Burundi was 960,767 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 960,767 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 294,587 number in 1973.
How does Burundi rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Burundi ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.