School age population, secondary education, male in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.28 million
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
64th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.28 million
in 2025
All-time low
237,476
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Burundi stood at 1.28 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Burundi peaked at 1.28 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 237,476, 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, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 237,476 | — |
| 1971 | 240,820 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 244,234 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 281,051 | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 286,631 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 293,753 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 299,521 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 305,954 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 313,442 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 322,460 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 328,664 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 347,189 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 351,921 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 360,845 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 367,820 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 376,958 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 383,610 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 389,191 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 397,957 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 405,750 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 415,045 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 425,830 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 437,878 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 456,592 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 432,688 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 495,581 | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 512,827 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 522,836 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 542,583 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 567,290 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 585,388 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 602,210 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 616,838 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 630,021 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 644,772 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 659,432 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 670,878 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 684,776 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 677,655 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 691,532 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 709,760 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 710,685 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 710,173 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 717,281 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 724,519 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 756,326 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 763,127 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 691,048 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 729,780 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 778,326 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 826,205 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 874,828 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 923,504 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 975,070 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million | +26.0% |
| 2025 | 1.28 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 282,534 | 237,476 | 322,460 | 10 |
| 1980s | 370,990 | 328,664 | 405,750 | 10 |
| 1990s | 480,915 | 415,045 | 567,290 | 10 |
| 2000s | 646,350 | 585,388 | 691,532 | 10 |
| 2010s | 729,102 | 691,048 | 778,326 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million | 826,205 | 1.28 million | 6 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Burundi?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Burundi was 1.28 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,476 in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Burundi ranks 64th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release