Burundi: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Burundi's secondary education, general pupils rose 1.3% on 2017 (from 598,006 to 606,024).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2017), the average change was +13% and a typical year strayed about 12.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 59.7% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.6% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 43,528 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Burundi had the 39th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Burundi in the 2018 ranking

• Togo — 36th of 85: 711,617
• Lao PDR — 37th of 85: 671,064
• Kyrgyz Republic — 38th of 85: 620,568
• Cuba — 40th of 85: 587,467
• Rwanda — 41st of 85: 569,711
• Belarus — 42nd of 85: 566,765

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 43 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 1.75 million (2016)
• Benin — 965,124 (2016)
• Botswana — 169,489 (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 1.25 million (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 52,143 (2018)
• Cameroon — 1.73 million (2016)
• Central African Republic — 132,695 (2017)
• Chad — 527,321 (2016)
• Comoros — 73,695 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 3.75 million (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for Burundi

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.52 million (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.63% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 101.6% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 99.67% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2020)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Burundi's secondary education, general pupils?

606,024 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 15,169% from 3,969 in 1971 (11.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 672,472 in 2016 and the lowest 3,744 in 1973.

How does Burundi rank?

39th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Burundi?

In 2018, Burundi's secondary education, general pupils rose 1.3% on 2017 (from 598,006 to 606,024). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2017), the average change was +13% and a typical year strayed about 12.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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