Burundi vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Burundi
28.0%
in 2020
Tanzania, United Republic of
34.2%
in 2024
Burundi rank
175th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
172nd

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Burundi
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 34.2% against 28.0% in Burundi, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 175th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 172nd of 187 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 11.4% 13.1% 1.8% Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 29.1% 33.3% 4.2% Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 28.0% 32.8% 4.8% Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Burundi or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 34.2% against 28.0% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Burundi and Tanzania, United Republic of?
6.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tanzania, United Republic of?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Burundi ranks 175th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 172nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.