Burundi vs Jamaica: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Burundi
86.7%
in 2019
Jamaica
85.2%
in 2019
Burundi rank
139th
Jamaica rank
142nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • Jamaica
20406080100197119952019

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 86.7% against 85.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Jamaica ahead.

Burundi ranks 139th and Jamaica ranks 142nd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 12.2% 80.5% 68.3% Jamaica
1980s 25.8% 82.2% 56.5% Jamaica
1990s 40.2% 82.9% 42.7% Jamaica
2000s 40.2% 91.4% 51.2% Jamaica
2010s 89.1% 86.4% 2.7% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Burundi or Jamaica?
Burundi, at 86.7% against 85.2% in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Burundi and Jamaica?
1.5%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Jamaica?
27 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Burundi and Jamaica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 139th and Jamaica ranks 142nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.