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

Burundi
1.93 million number
in 2020
Guinea
2.09 million number
in 2020
Burundi rank
67th
Guinea rank
64th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.09 million number against 1.93 million number in Burundi, a difference of 160,220 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 67th and Guinea ranks 64th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 616,933 number 655,037 number 38,104 number Guinea
1980s 708,014 number 821,643 number 113,629 number Guinea
1990s 1.04 million number 1.14 million number 96,455 number Guinea
2000s 1.27 million number 1.52 million number 252,436 number Guinea
2010s 1.57 million number 1.89 million number 311,275 number Guinea
2020s 1.93 million number 2.09 million number 160,220 number Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Burundi or Guinea?
Guinea, at 2.09 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 Guinea?
160,220 number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 67th and Guinea ranks 64th 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.