Teachers in primary education, male in Burundi

Burundi: Teachers in primary education, male was 25,611 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
25,611 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
64th
of 196 countries
All-time high
25,611 number
in 2019
All-time low
2,382 number
in 1974
Years of data
42
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Burundi, 1971–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1971199520191971: 3.7k number1972: 3.6k number1973: 2.4k number1974: 2.4k number1975: 2.4k number1976: 2.4k number1977: 2.4k number1978: 2.4k number1980: 2.4k number1981: 2.5k number1982: 2.8k number1983: 2.9k number1984: 3.0k number1985: 3.3k number1986: 3.6k number1987: 3.8k number1989: 4.4k number1990: 4.9k number1991: 5.1k number1992: 5.1k number1993: 5.5k number1998: 5.6k number1999: 5.6k number2000: 5.7k number2001: 6.9k number2002: 7.7k number2003: 8.2k number2004: 8.6k number2005: 9.5k number2006: 10.9k number2007: 13.5k number2009: 16.0k number2010: 17.3k number2011: 19.0k number2012: 20.0k number2013: 21.1k number2014: 22.3k number2015: 23.2k number2016: 19.5k number2017: 20.1k number2018: 25.3k number2019: 25.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 25,611 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Burundi peaked at 25,611 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,382 number, in 1974.

That places Burundi 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Burundi, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 3,688 number —
1972 3,641 number -1.3%
1973 2,384 number -34.5%
1974 2,382 number -0.1%
1975 2,404 number +0.9%
1976 2,395 number -0.4%
1977 2,417 number +0.9%
1978 2,388 number -1.2%
1980 2,423 number +1.5%
1981 2,547 number +5.1%
1982 2,765 number +8.6%
1983 2,858 number +3.4%
1984 3,044 number +6.5%
1985 3,339 number +9.7%
1986 3,606 number +8.0%
1987 3,756 number +4.2%
1989 4,414 number +17.5%
1990 4,881 number +10.6%
1991 5,089 number +4.3%
1992 5,084 number -0.1%
1993 5,535 number +8.9%
1998 5,600 number +1.2%
1999 5,608 number +0.1%
2000 5,708 number +1.8%
2001 6,872 number +20.4%
2002 7,719 number +12.3%
2003 8,216 number +6.4%
2004 8,619 number +4.9%
2005 9,484 number +10.0%
2006 10,926 number +15.2%
2007 13,547 number +24.0%
2009 15,971 number +17.9%
2010 17,251 number +8.0%
2011 18,981 number +10.0%
2012 20,012 number +5.4%
2013 21,090 number +5.4%
2014 22,304 number +5.8%
2015 23,220 number +4.1%
2016 19,492 number -16.1%
2017 20,094 number +3.1%
2018 25,320 number +26.0%
2019 25,611 number +1.1%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 25,611 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 35,523 number, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 25,611 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1973 -34.5% 3,641 number 2,384 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,712 number 2,382 number 3,688 number 8
1980s 3,195 number 2,423 number 4,414 number 9
1990s 5,300 number 4,881 number 5,608 number 6
2000s 9,674 number 5,708 number 15,971 number 9
2010s 21,338 number 17,251 number 25,611 number 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 61 Bolivia 27,167 number compare
  2. 62 Guinea 26,152 number compare
  3. 63 Tunisia 25,660 number compare
  4. 65 Australia 23,978 number compare
  5. 66 Liberia 23,214 number compare
  6. 67 Cambodia 21,571 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Burundi?
Teachers in primary education, male in Burundi was 25,611 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 25,611 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 2,382 number in 1974.
How does Burundi rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Burundi ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/