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

Burundi
1.93 million number
in 2020
Rwanda
1.94 million number
in 2020
Burundi rank
67th
Rwanda rank
66th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.94 million number against 1.93 million number in Burundi, a difference of 8,590 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 67th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 616,933 number 698,636 number 81,703 number Rwanda
1980s 708,014 number 996,692 number 288,678 number Rwanda
1990s 1.04 million number 1.17 million number 126,527 number Rwanda
2000s 1.27 million number 1.40 million number 124,581 number Rwanda
2010s 1.57 million number 1.73 million number 158,584 number Rwanda
2020s 1.93 million number 1.94 million number 8,590 number Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.94 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 Rwanda?
8,590 number, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 67th and Rwanda ranks 66th 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.