Burundi - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Burundi was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 1972, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1973.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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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
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Burundi was 2,302,280 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,302,280 in 2021 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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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
1995 529,634
1996 426,535
1997 453,746
1998 554,981
1999 670,882
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
2011 1,946,371
2012 1,980,846
2013 2,009,800
2014 2,046,794
2015 2,072,408
2016 2,110,429
2017 2,126,173
2018 2,170,884
2019 2,212,532
2021 2,302,280

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Burundi was 50.12 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 50.68 in 2014, while its lowest value was 32.92 in 1971.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 32.92
1972 33.59
1973 36.19
1974 37.33
1975 37.73
1976 38.62
1977 39.05
1978 38.87
1979 39.37
1980 39.33
1981 39.44
1982 38.47
1983 39.21
1984 40.05
1985 40.97
1986 41.84
1987 42.76
1988 44.06
1989 44.46
1990 44.59
1991 45.62
1992 44.97
1993 44.99
1995 44.39
1996 45.79
1997 45.65
1998 44.88
1999 44.13
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
2011 50.10
2012 50.30
2013 50.37
2014 50.68
2015 50.58
2016 50.40
2017 50.20
2018 50.12

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Burundi was 51,921 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,921 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3,954 in 1973.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4,955
1972 4,980
1973 3,954
1974 4,022
1975 4,159
1976 4,199
1977 4,245
1978 4,385
1979 4,445
1980 4,623
1981 4,805
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
1996 9,475
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
2011 40,288
2012 42,052
2013 44,662
2014 46,887
2015 47,949
2016 42,497
2017 42,854
2018 51,051
2019 51,545
2021 51,921

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Burundi was 50.59 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 25.57
1972 26.89
1973 39.71
1974 40.78
1975 42.20
1976 42.96
1977 43.06
1978 45.54
1980 47.59
1981 46.99
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
2011 52.89
2012 52.41
2013 52.78
2014 52.43
2015 51.57
2016 54.13
2017 53.11
2018 50.40
2019 50.31
2021 50.59

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes