School age population, secondary education, female in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, secondary education, female was 857,235 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Burundi is 857,235 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Burundi peaked at 857,235 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 222,090 number, in 1970.
That places Burundi 72nd out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 222,090 number | — |
| 1971 | 230,916 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 236,584 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 285,599 number | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 290,789 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 296,870 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 304,341 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 309,767 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 314,789 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 319,258 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 323,266 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 326,978 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 330,091 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 333,694 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 337,488 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 341,450 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 345,532 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 349,696 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 354,881 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 361,628 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 370,211 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 380,774 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 391,158 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 405,931 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 424,132 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 444,359 number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 465,494 number | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 480,478 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 496,589 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 515,006 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 536,927 number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 563,044 number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 588,023 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 613,137 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 637,422 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 660,355 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 681,469 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 697,608 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 710,442 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 719,818 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 726,542 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 731,077 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 733,234 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 736,200 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 741,462 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 750,022 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 762,427 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 675,280 number | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 696,033 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 720,494 number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 857,235 number | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 281,100 number | 222,090 number | 319,258 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 340,470 number | 323,266 number | 361,628 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 437,413 number | 370,211 number | 515,006 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 640,824 number | 536,927 number | 719,818 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 727,277 number | 675,280 number | 762,427 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 857,235 number | 857,235 number | 857,235 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, secondary education, female in Burundi?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Burundi was 857,235 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 857,235 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 222,090 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.