Burundi vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, primary education, both sexes

Burundi
2.50 million
in 2025
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
148.26 million
in 2024
Burundi rank
59th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
61st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972025

How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 148.26 million against 2.50 million in Burundi, a difference of 145.76 million.

That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 59.3 times Burundi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 59th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 61st of 222 countries.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 636,025 41.84 million 41.20 million WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1980s 784,769 53.12 million 52.34 million WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1990s 1.08 million 69.47 million 68.39 million WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2000s 1.23 million 93.23 million 92.00 million WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2010s 1.75 million 121.93 million 120.18 million WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2020s 2.39 million 144.33 million 141.94 million WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Burundi or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 148.26 million against 2.50 million in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Burundi and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
145.76 million, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 59th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 61st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release