What is the difference in government expenditure per student, primary between Burundi and Côte d'Ivoire?

0.4%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Côte d'Ivoire?

8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Côte d'Ivoire: Government expenditure per student, primary

Burundi

12.9%

in 2013

Côte d'Ivoire

13.3%

in 2018

Burundi rank

78th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

76th

Government expenditure per student, primary over time

Burundi
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 13.3% against 12.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Burundi ranks 78th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 76th of 122 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.0%	14.3%	2.4%	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	12.2%	14.2%	2.0%	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	13.4%	13.2%	0.1%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, primary, Burundi or Côte d'Ivoire?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 13.3% against 12.9% in Burundi as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, primary between Burundi and Côte d'Ivoire?: 0.4%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Côte d'Ivoire?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Burundi and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for government expenditure per student, primary?: Burundi ranks 78th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 76th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit: % of GDP per capita
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 143 places, 1,741 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.