Burundi vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Burundi
41.8%
in 2025
Eritrea
41.5%
in 2025
Burundi rank
21st
Eritrea rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Burundi
- Eritrea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 41.8% against 41.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 21st and Eritrea ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.3% | 40.1% | 24.2% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 42.9% | 12.3% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 41.6% | 0.7% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Burundi or Eritrea?
- Burundi, at 41.8% against 41.5% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Burundi and Eritrea?
- 0.3%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burundi ranks 21st and Eritrea ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release