School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 518,180 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Burundi is 518,180 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Burundi peaked at 518,180 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 134,988 number, in 1970.
That places Burundi 75th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, female (number) (age) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 134,988 number | — |
| 1971 | 139,580 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 144,190 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 150,703 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 158,489 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 166,489 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 174,125 number | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 182,018 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 189,358 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 196,143 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 202,502 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 208,334 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 210,966 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 213,556 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 216,124 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 218,705 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 221,328 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 223,430 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 225,851 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 228,520 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 231,163 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 233,485 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 230,361 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 227,446 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 225,474 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 225,577 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 228,629 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 232,565 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 238,084 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 245,228 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 254,160 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 265,420 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 282,515 number | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 301,807 number | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 322,806 number | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 344,793 number | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 367,106 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 388,883 number | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 410,924 number | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 432,239 number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 451,534 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 467,988 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 489,386 number | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 496,657 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 502,109 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 509,312 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 514,494 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 518,180 number | +0.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 518,180 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 807,084 number, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 518,180 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163,608 number | 134,988 number | 196,143 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 216,932 number | 202,502 number | 228,520 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 231,801 number | 225,474 number | 245,228 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 337,065 number | 254,160 number | 432,239 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 493,708 number | 451,534 number | 518,180 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Burundi?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Burundi was 518,180 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 518,180 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,988 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 75th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.