Burundi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Burundi
28.86 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 28.86 units per square kilometre against 3.36 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25.5 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 8.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4546 units per square kilometre 0.3499 units per square kilometre 0.1047 units per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 0.9426 units per square kilometre 0.6729 units per square kilometre 0.2697 units per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 1.82 units per square kilometre 0.8342 units per square kilometre 0.9815 units per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 6.72 units per square kilometre 1.55 units per square kilometre 5.16 units per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 21.77 units per square kilometre 2.47 units per square kilometre 19.3 units per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 28.86 units per square kilometre 3.01 units per square kilometre 25.86 units per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Burundi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Burundi, at 28.86 units per square kilometre against 3.36 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25.5 units per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.