Bangladesh vs Burundi: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Bangladesh
918,575 children
in 2024
Burundi
661,724 children
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
14th
Burundi rank
17th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Bangladesh
- Burundi
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 918,575 children against 661,724 children in Burundi, a difference of 256,851 children.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Burundi's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Burundi ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.15 million children | 487,393 children | 5.66 million children | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.77 million children | 242,811 children | 1.52 million children | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.12 million children | 274,343 children | 844,790 children | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Bangladesh or Burundi?
- Bangladesh, at 918,575 children against 661,724 children in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Bangladesh and Burundi?
- 256,851 children, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burundi?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Burundi rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th and Burundi ranks 17th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.