School age population, primary education, male in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, primary education, male was 970,251 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Burundi stood at 970,251 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Burundi peaked at 970,251 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 290,137 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, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 316,013 number | — |
| 1971 | 321,971 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 328,054 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 290,137 number | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 293,983 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 297,017 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 298,943 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 301,510 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 305,247 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 309,528 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 313,389 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 315,851 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 319,694 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 326,094 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 335,292 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 347,052 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 361,099 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 378,198 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 396,748 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 415,497 number | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 433,406 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 449,297 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 471,223 number | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 494,063 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 516,774 number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 538,069 number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 556,891 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 571,423 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 584,626 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 596,340 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 606,620 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 614,968 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 620,913 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 627,315 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 633,793 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 639,339 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 643,174 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 646,067 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 651,897 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 661,551 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 674,900 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 691,881 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 712,944 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 737,141 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 764,025 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 793,902 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 826,780 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 861,266 number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 897,371 number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 933,982 number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 970,251 number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 306,240 number | 290,137 number | 328,054 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 350,891 number | 313,389 number | 415,497 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 521,211 number | 433,406 number | 596,340 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 634,564 number | 606,620 number | 661,551 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 789,419 number | 674,900 number | 933,982 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 970,251 number | 970,251 number | 970,251 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, male in Burundi?
- School age population, primary education, male in Burundi was 970,251 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 970,251 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,137 number in 1973.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Burundi ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.