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

Burundi
86.7%
in 2019
Myanmar
87.5%
in 2018
Burundi rank
139th
Myanmar rank
138th

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

  • Burundi
  • Myanmar
20406080100197119952019

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 87.5% against 86.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Myanmar ahead.

Burundi ranks 139th and Myanmar ranks 138th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 13.7% 51.1% 37.3% Myanmar
1980s 25.8% 57.0% 31.2% Myanmar
1990s 39.9% 60.5% 20.6% Myanmar
2000s 50.2% 68.3% 18.1% Myanmar
2010s 87.1% 80.1% 7.0% 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 Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 87.5% against 86.7% in Burundi as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Burundi and Myanmar?
0.8%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Myanmar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Myanmar rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 139th and Myanmar ranks 138th 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.