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
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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About this data
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.