School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.72 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.72 million number
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
72nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.72 million number
in 2020
All-time low
439,159 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Burundi is 1.72 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 1.72 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 439,159 number, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 72nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 439,159 number | — |
| 1971 | 456,807 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 467,468 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 563,389 number | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 572,547 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 583,609 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 597,757 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 608,619 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 619,239 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 629,236 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 638,612 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 647,485 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 652,879 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 658,682 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 664,527 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 670,794 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 677,702 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 686,265 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 697,675 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 712,746 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 731,580 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 754,045 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 775,406 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 805,330 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 842,147 number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 883,444 number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 927,307 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 957,304 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 989,879 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.44 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.46 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.48 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million number | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 553,783 number | 439,159 number | 629,236 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 670,737 number | 638,612 number | 712,746 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 869,358 number | 731,580 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Burundi?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Burundi was 1.72 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 439,159 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.