Burundi vs Senegal: Children out of school, primary

Burundi
661,724
in 2025
Senegal
675,615
in 2024
Burundi rank
18th
Senegal rank
17th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Burundi
  • Senegal
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197319992025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 675,615 against 661,724 in Burundi, a difference of 13,891.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Senegal ahead.

Burundi ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 558,347 633,947 75,600 Senegal
1980s 536,483 676,971 140,487 Senegal
2000s 363,332 594,129 230,797 Senegal
2010s 178,877 561,117 382,240 Senegal
2020s 467,022 610,246 143,224 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Burundi or Senegal?
Senegal, at 675,615 against 661,724 in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Burundi and Senegal?
13,891, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?
25 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Burundi ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.