Burundi vs Niger: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Burundi
55.2%
in 2025
Niger
56.5%
in 2024
Burundi rank
171st
Niger rank
170th
Share of primary school teachers who are women over time
- Burundi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 56.5% against 55.2% in Burundi, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 171st and Niger ranks 170th of 212 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 28.7% | 11.3% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 32.5% | 14.8% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 32.4% | 16.2% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 37.1% | 17.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 49.1% | 3.2% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Burundi or Niger?
- Niger, at 56.5% against 55.2% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Burundi and Niger?
- 1.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Burundi ranks 171st and Niger ranks 170th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.