Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Burundi or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 636,381 against 590,027 in Burundi as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Burundi and Switzerland?

46,354, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Switzerland?

34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Switzerland: Secondary education, pupils

Burundi

590,027

in 2025

Switzerland

636,381

in 2024

Burundi rank

100th

Switzerland rank

99th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Burundi
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 636,381 against 590,027 in Burundi, a difference of 46,354.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.

Burundi ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 99th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15,388	633,592	618,204	Switzerland
1980s	24,206	639,495	615,290	Switzerland
1990s	46,628	566,438	519,810	Switzerland
2000s	172,457	571,936	399,478	Switzerland
2010s	556,381	609,110	52,729	Switzerland
2020s	741,249	606,199	135,050	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Burundi or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 636,381 against 590,027 in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Burundi and Switzerland?: 46,354, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Switzerland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Switzerland rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Burundi ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 99th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.