Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 98.0% against 97.9% in Burundi as of 2023.

What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general

Burundi

97.9%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

98.0%

in 2023

Burundi rank

161st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

159th

Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general over time

Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 98.0% against 97.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 161st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 159th of 198 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.2%	97.3%	1.9%	Burundi
2010s	99.7%	96.9%	2.8%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 98.0% against 97.9% in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?: Burundi ranks 161st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 419 places, 10,257 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release