Burundi vs Mauritania: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Burundi
0.1748 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania
0.1725 units per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
17th
Mauritania rank
20th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Mauritania
0.050.10.150.2197119982025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.1748 units per person against 0.1725 units per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.038 units per person 0.0396 units per person 0.0016 units per person Mauritania
1980s 0.0667 units per person 0.0728 units per person 0.0062 units per person Mauritania
1990s 0.0964 units per person 0.1103 units per person 0.0138 units per person Mauritania
2000s 0.1472 units per person 0.1467 units per person 0.0005 units per person Burundi
2010s 0.19 units per person 0.1525 units per person 0.0375 units per person Burundi
2020s 0.1825 units per person 0.1573 units per person 0.0252 units per person Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Burundi or Mauritania?
Burundi, at 0.1748 units per person against 0.1725 units per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Burundi and Mauritania?
0.0023 units per person, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Burundi ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.