Burundi vs Malawi: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Burundi
0.0007 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
1st
Malawi rank
4th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
00.0010.0010.0010.001197119982025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.8 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Burundi ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Burundi
2010s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Burundi
2020s 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Burundi or Malawi?
Burundi, at 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Burundi and Malawi?
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.