Teachers in primary education, female in Burundi
Burundi: Teachers in primary education, female was 25,934 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Burundi, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Burundi stood at 25,934 number. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Burundi peaked at 25,934 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,267 number, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 90th of 196 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 primary education, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,267 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,339 number | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 1,570 number | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 1,640 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 1,755 number | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 1,804 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,828 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,997 number | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 2,200 number | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 2,258 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2,487 number | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 2,642 number | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 2,716 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2,983 number | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 3,260 number | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 3,500 number | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 3,830 number | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 4,168 number | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 4,376 number | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 4,498 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4,865 number | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 5,997 number | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 6,499 number | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 7,023 number | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 8,083 number | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 8,932 number | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 9,715 number | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 10,280 number | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 11,805 number | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 13,526 number | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 15,124 number | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 17,896 number | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 19,306 number | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 21,307 number | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 22,040 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23,572 number | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 24,583 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 24,729 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 23,005 number | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 22,760 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25,731 number | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 25,934 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,650 number | 1,267 number | 1,997 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 2,875 number | 2,200 number | 3,830 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 5,067 number | 4,168 number | 6,499 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 11,376 number | 7,023 number | 17,896 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 23,297 number | 19,306 number | 25,934 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 teachers in primary education, female in Burundi?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Burundi was 25,934 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 25,934 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,267 number in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.