Burundi - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Burundi was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 7.00 in 1972, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1973.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Burundi was 1,849,861 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,849,861 in 2010 and a minimum value of 126,724 in 1974.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 181,758
1972 179,286
1973 136,972
1974 126,724
1975 129,518
1976 129,597
1977 131,338
1978 142,234
1979 145,782
1980 159,729
1981 175,856
1982 206,408
1983 258,927
1984 301,278
1985 343,027
1986 385,936
1987 452,424
1988 532,935
1989 568,057
1990 596,088
1991 633,203
1992 631,039
1993 651,086
1998 554,981
1999 557,344
2000 704,785
2001 750,699
2002 817,171
2003 894,859
2004 968,488
2005 1,036,859
2006 1,324,937
2007 1,490,844
2008 1,603,116
2009 1,739,450
2010 1,849,861

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Burundi was 49.67 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 49.67 in 2010, while its lowest value was 43.95 in 2002.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 44.90
2000 44.42
2001 44.40
2002 43.95
2003 44.60
2004 45.43
2005 46.19
2006 47.65
2007 48.18
2008 48.73
2009 49.16
2010 49.67

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Burundi was 36,557 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36,557 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4,022 in 1974.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 4,955
1972 4,980
1974 4,022
1976 4,199
1977 4,245
1978 4,385
1979 4,445
1980 4,623
1982 5,252
1983 5,500
1984 5,760
1985 6,322
1986 6,866
1987 7,256
1988 7,534
1989 8,244
1990 9,049
1991 9,465
1992 9,582
1993 10,400
1998 11,597
1999 12,107
2000 12,731
2001 14,955
2002 16,651
2003 17,931
2004 18,899
2005 21,289
2006 24,452
2007 28,671
2009 33,867
2010 36,557

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Burundi was 52.81 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 55.45 in 2005, while its lowest value was 25.57 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 25.57
1972 26.89
1974 40.78
1976 42.96
1977 43.06
1978 45.54
1980 47.59
1982 47.35
1983 48.04
1984 47.15
1985 47.18
1986 47.48
1987 48.24
1989 46.46
1990 46.06
1991 46.23
1992 46.94
1993 46.78
1998 51.71
1999 53.68
2000 55.16
2001 54.05
2002 53.64
2003 54.18
2004 54.39
2005 55.45
2006 55.32
2007 52.75
2009 52.84
2010 52.81

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes