School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Burundi
Burundi: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 678,635 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
678,635 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 205 countries
All-time high
680,163 number
in 2019
All-time low
202,024 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burundi stood at 678,635 number.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 680,163 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 202,024 number, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 79th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 202,024 number | — |
| 1971 | 214,595 number | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 222,471 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 227,218 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 230,669 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 234,857 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 240,722 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 246,411 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 252,245 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 257,848 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 262,875 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 266,934 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 268,948 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 271,217 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 273,716 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 276,604 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 279,651 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 282,639 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 285,384 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 288,072 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 290,896 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 294,696 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 296,759 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 304,336 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 316,580 number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 331,928 number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 349,045 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 360,230 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 372,145 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 386,388 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 404,068 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 425,414 number | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 448,727 number | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 473,111 number | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 498,426 number | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 524,386 number | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 549,284 number | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 569,078 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 584,470 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 596,613 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 607,278 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 616,452 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 620,729 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 621,681 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 620,999 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 620,584 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 622,899 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 643,507 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 660,430 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 680,163 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 678,635 number | -0.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 678,635 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.15 million number, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 678,635 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 872,626 number, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232,906 number | 202,024 number | 257,848 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 275,604 number | 262,875 number | 288,072 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 330,300 number | 290,896 number | 386,388 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 507,358 number | 404,068 number | 596,613 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 631,472 number | 607,278 number | 680,163 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 678,635 number | 678,635 number | 678,635 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 76 Benin 753,852 number compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 745,192 number compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 692,517 number compare
- 80 Tunisia 628,073 number compare
- 81 Netherlands 613,005 number compare
- 82 Australia 604,520 number compare
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burundi?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burundi was 678,635 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 680,163 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,024 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.