Burundi vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Burundi
26.5%
in 2025
Senegal
24.5%
in 2024
Burundi rank
22nd
Senegal rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- Senegal
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 26.5% against 24.5% in Senegal, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 22nd and Senegal ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.1% | 70.9% | 13.3% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 62.2% | 8.8% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 33.1% | 3.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 25.2% | 15.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 22.9% | 2.3% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Burundi, at 26.5% against 24.5% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Burundi and Senegal?
- 2.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 22nd and Senegal ranks 24th 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