Burundi vs Ethiopia: Share of children who have completed primary school

Burundi
60.5%
in 2025
Ethiopia
64.6%
in 2025
Burundi rank
150th
Ethiopia rank
148th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Burundi
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 64.6% against 60.5% in Burundi, a difference of 4.1%.

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

Across all 45 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 150th and Ethiopia ranks 148th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.