Burundi vs SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Burundi
26.5%
in 2025
SDG: Southern Asia
9.7%
in 2025
Burundi rank
22nd
SDG: Southern Asia rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- SDG: Southern Asia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 26.5% against 9.7% in SDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.7 times SDG: Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 22nd and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Southern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | SDG: Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 23.9% | 9.7% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.9% | 0.9% | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 9.9% | 13.6% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Burundi or SDG: Southern Asia?
- Burundi, at 26.5% against 9.7% in SDG: Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Burundi and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 16.8%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and SDG: Southern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 22nd and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release