Burundi vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

Burundi
75.2%
in 2020
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
91.1%
in 2024
Burundi rank
72nd
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
73rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time

  • Burundi
  • WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 91.1% against 75.2% in Burundi, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 72nd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 73rd of 88 countries.

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi WB: Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 33.8% 67.9% 34.1% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 46.3% 76.6% 30.4% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 55.7% 86.2% 30.6% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 67.9% 89.5% 21.6% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 75.2% 90.2% 15.0% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Burundi or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 91.1% against 75.2% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Burundi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
15.9%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Burundi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Burundi ranks 72nd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 73rd of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release