Burundi: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is up 163.23% from 26,149 in 2013 (21.36% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 1,539% from 4,200 in 1971 (6.13% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Burundi's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 2.6% on 2017 (from 67,110 to 68,831).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 17.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 50.4% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 51% in 1991. 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 6,789 a year. A straight line explains 93% 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 26th highest value of the 64 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

• Rwanda — 23rd of 64: 88,574
• Belarus — 24th of 64: 82,592
• Dominican Republic — 25th of 64: 75,571
• Lebanon — 27th of 64: 62,551
• Peru — 28th of 64: 55,088
• Kyrgyz Republic — 29th of 64: 54,632

What this measures

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

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

All 40 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 116,644 (2018)
• Eritrea

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, vocational pupils?

68,831 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,539% from 4,200 in 1971 (6.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 68,831 in 2018 and the lowest 4,124 in 1973.

How does Burundi rank?

26th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

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

In 2018, Burundi's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 2.6% on 2017 (from 67,110 to 68,831). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2017), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 17.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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.VO, 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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