School age population, secondary education, female in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.27 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.27 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Burundi peaked at 1.27 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 237,613, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 64th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 237,613 | — |
| 1971 | 240,829 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 244,121 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 281,103 | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 286,882 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 294,003 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 299,612 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 305,963 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 313,469 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 322,565 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 328,553 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 348,094 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 352,414 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 361,338 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 368,074 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 377,022 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 383,254 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 388,598 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 397,422 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 405,422 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 414,552 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 425,280 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 437,412 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 456,668 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 429,328 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 496,351 | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 513,438 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 522,442 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 542,111 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 567,231 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 585,209 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 601,899 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 616,808 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 629,726 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 644,473 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 659,124 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 670,275 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 684,182 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 677,255 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 691,469 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 710,737 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 711,408 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 710,423 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 717,454 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 724,185 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 755,544 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 760,643 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 688,164 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 726,834 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 776,031 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 824,126 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 872,736 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 921,327 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 972,659 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.22 million | +25.9% |
| 2025 | 1.27 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 282,616 | 237,613 | 322,565 | 10 |
| 1980s | 371,019 | 328,553 | 405,422 | 10 |
| 1990s | 480,481 | 414,552 | 567,231 | 10 |
| 2000s | 646,042 | 585,209 | 691,469 | 10 |
| 2010s | 728,142 | 688,164 | 776,031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million | 824,126 | 1.27 million | 6 |
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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, secondary education, female in Burundi?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Burundi was 1.27 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,613 in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 64th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release