Burundi vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Burundi
2.02 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2134 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
28th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 2.02 units per square kilometre against 0.2134 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.81 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 9.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 204 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1702 units per square kilometre 0.0478 units per square kilometre 0.1225 units per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 0.2421 units per square kilometre 0.0768 units per square kilometre 0.1653 units per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 0.3987 units per square kilometre 0.0913 units per square kilometre 0.3074 units per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 0.8197 units per square kilometre 0.1202 units per square kilometre 0.6995 units per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 1.74 units per square kilometre 0.1769 units per square kilometre 1.56 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 2.02 units per square kilometre 0.2025 units per square kilometre 1.82 units per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Burundi or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Burundi, at 2.02 units per square kilometre against 0.2134 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.81 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, 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, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.