Burundi vs Zimbabwe: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Burundi
0.1748 units per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.1767 units per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
17th
Zimbabwe rank
16th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1767 units per person against 0.1748 units per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0019 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burundi ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.038 units per person 0.1352 units per person 0.0972 units per person Zimbabwe
1980s 0.0667 units per person 0.236 units per person 0.1694 units per person Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0964 units per person 0.2179 units per person 0.1214 units per person Zimbabwe
2000s 0.1172 units per person 0.2025 units per person 0.0853 units per person Zimbabwe
2010s 0.1878 units per person 0.1852 units per person 0.0026 units per person Burundi
2020s 0.1825 units per person 0.1848 units per person 0.0023 units per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Burundi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.1767 units per person against 0.1748 units per person in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Burundi and Zimbabwe?
0.0019 units per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zimbabwe?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Burundi ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.