Which has higher children out of school, British Virgin Islands or Burundi?

British Virgin Islands, at 27.0% against 26.5% in Burundi as of 2024.

What is the difference in children out of school between British Virgin Islands and Burundi?

0.5%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Burundi?

22 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Burundi: Children out of school

British Virgin Islands

27.0%

in 2024

Burundi

26.5%

in 2025

British Virgin Islands rank

19th

Burundi rank

21st

Children out of school over time

British Virgin Islands
Burundi

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 27.0% against 26.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Burundi ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 19th and Burundi ranks 21st of 196 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.4%	69.1%	57.7%	Burundi
2000s	5.7%	35.6%	29.9%	Burundi
2010s	9.2%	12.0%	2.8%	Burundi
2020s	4.4%	20.6%	16.2%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, British Virgin Islands or Burundi?: British Virgin Islands, at 27.0% against 26.5% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school between British Virgin Islands and Burundi?: 0.5%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Burundi?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do British Virgin Islands and Burundi rank globally for children out of school?: British Virgin Islands ranks 19th and Burundi ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school (% of primary school age)
Unit: % of primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 4,722 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.