Burundi vs Gambia: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary
Burundi
100.6%
in 2025
Gambia
100.4%
in 2025
Burundi rank
109th
Gambia rank
112th
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 100.6% against 100.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 109th and Gambia ranks 112th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 25.5% | 2.8% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 50.9% | 8.9% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 53.3% | 57.1% | 3.7% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 72.2% | 18.9% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 119.2% | 82.4% | 36.8% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 101.1% | 98.7% | 2.5% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Burundi or Gambia?
- Burundi, at 100.6% against 100.4% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Burundi and Gambia?
- 0.2%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Burundi ranks 109th and Gambia ranks 112th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.