Burundi vs Rwanda: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Burundi
89.65 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Rwanda
115.05 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
12th
Rwanda rank
9th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
0255075100125197119972023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 115.05 units per square kilometre against 89.65 units per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 25.4 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 5.64 units per square kilometre 17.21 units per square kilometre 11.58 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 13.18 units per square kilometre 28.6 units per square kilometre 15.42 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 22.97 units per square kilometre 44.86 units per square kilometre 21.89 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 44.12 units per square kilometre 74.24 units per square kilometre 30.11 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 79.93 units per square kilometre 98.87 units per square kilometre 18.94 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 115.05 units per square kilometre against 89.65 units per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
25.4 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.