Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Burundi
Burundi: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 2,425 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Burundi, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 2,425 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Burundi peaked at 2,425 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12 number, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 121st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18 number | — |
| 1972 | 12 number | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 23 number | +91.7% |
| 1983 | 25 number | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 29 number | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 25 number | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 30 number | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 43 number | +43.3% |
| 1989 | 40 number | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 174 number | +335.0% |
| 2000 | 188 number | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 214 number | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 241 number | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 249 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 294 number | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 392 number | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 381 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,179 number | +209.4% |
| 2010 | 1,108 number | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1,007 number | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1,189 number | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 1,332 number | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 1,598 number | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 2,091 number | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 2,173 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,420 number | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 2,411 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,425 number | +0.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 2,425 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,878 number, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 2,425 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,590 number, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +335.0% | 40 number | 174 number |
| 2009 | +209.4% | 381 number | 1,179 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 number | 12 number | 18 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.71 number | 23 number | 43 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 174 number | 174 number | 174 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 392.25 number | 188 number | 1,179 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,775 number | 1,007 number | 2,425 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 118 Iceland 2,720 number compare
- 119 North Macedonia 2,460 number compare
- 120 Bahrain 2,449 number compare
- 122 Libya 2,396 number compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 2,377 number compare
- 124 Equatorial Guinea 2,149 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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Burundi?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Burundi was 2,425 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,425 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 number in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.