Burundi vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Burundi
1.01 GPI
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.9577 GPI
in 2020
Burundi rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Burundi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1.01 GPI against 0.9577 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0523 GPI.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Burundi ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5826 GPI 0.7525 GPI 0.1698 GPI Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0.6864 GPI 0.8157 GPI 0.1293 GPI Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.8192 GPI 0.8404 GPI 0.0213 GPI Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.8613 GPI 0.8815 GPI 0.0202 GPI Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9459 GPI 0.0699 GPI Burundi
2020s 1.01 GPI 0.9577 GPI 0.0555 GPI Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Burundi or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Burundi, at 1.01 GPI against 0.9577 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0523 GPI, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Burundi ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.