Burundi vs Cambodia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Burundi
1.93 million number
in 2020
Cambodia
2.06 million number
in 2020
Burundi rank
67th
Cambodia rank
65th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 2.06 million number against 1.93 million number in Burundi, a difference of 124,420 number.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 67th and Cambodia ranks 65th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Cambodia Difference Ahead
1970s 616,933 number 1.24 million number 620,784 number Cambodia
1980s 708,014 number 1.09 million number 385,523 number Cambodia
1990s 1.04 million number 1.84 million number 793,574 number Cambodia
2000s 1.27 million number 2.03 million number 755,613 number Cambodia
2010s 1.57 million number 1.88 million number 309,977 number Cambodia
2020s 1.93 million number 2.06 million number 124,420 number Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Burundi or Cambodia?
Cambodia, at 2.06 million number against 1.93 million number in Burundi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Burundi and Cambodia?
124,420 number, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cambodia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Cambodia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 67th and Cambodia ranks 65th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.