School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.03 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burundi is 1.03 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 1.03 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 262,101 number, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 77th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 262,101 number | — |
| 1971 | 271,404 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 280,605 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 293,693 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 309,277 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 325,101 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 339,981 number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 355,293 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 369,340 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 382,311 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 394,661 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 406,307 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 411,930 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 417,333 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 422,462 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 427,370 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 432,172 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 436,132 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 440,900 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 446,278 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 451,599 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 456,239 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 449,679 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 443,606 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 439,630 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 440,143 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 446,985 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 455,101 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 466,763 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 482,064 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 501,135 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 524,765 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 560,230 number | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 599,722 number | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 642,317 number | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 686,704 number | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 731,672 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 775,210 number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 819,041 number | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 861,246 number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 899,308 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 931,663 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 973,269 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 987,341 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 997,947 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 318,911 number | 262,101 number | 382,311 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 423,554 number | 394,661 number | 446,278 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 453,181 number | 439,630 number | 482,064 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 670,204 number | 501,135 number | 861,246 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 982,218 number | 899,308 number | 1.03 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 74 Benin 1.06 million number compare
- 75 Romania 1.06 million number compare
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.04 million number compare
- 78 South Sudan 1.02 million number compare
- 79 Netherlands 1.02 million number compare
- 80 Honduras 1.02 million number compare
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Burundi?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burundi was 1.03 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,101 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 77th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.