Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Burkina Faso
53.6%
in 2019
Rwanda
55.8%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Rwanda rank
168th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 55.8% against 53.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Rwanda ranks 168th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 13.1% 11.4% 1.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 19.6% 22.0% 2.4% Rwanda
2010s 43.6% 47.6% 4.0% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 55.8% against 53.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
2.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Rwanda ranks 168th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.