Burundi vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Burundi
26.5%
in 2025
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
8.3%
in 2025
Burundi rank
22nd
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 26.5% against 8.3% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 18.2%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 3.2 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 22nd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 203 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 33.5% 15.1% 18.4% Burundi
2010s 12.0% 9.8% 2.1% Burundi
2020s 23.5% 8.5% 15.0% 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
Burundi, at 26.5% against 8.3% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Burundi and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
18.2%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Burundi and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 22nd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
242 places, 5,671 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release