Burundi vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils

Burundi
50.1%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
48.5%
in 2018
Burundi rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Burundi
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 50.1% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Burundi ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 37.1% 48.7% 11.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 41.1% 48.9% 7.8% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 45.0% 48.6% 3.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 46.3% 48.4% 2.1% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 50.3% 48.4% 1.9% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Burundi or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Burundi, at 50.1% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
1.6%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Burundi ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.