Burundi vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Burundi
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 15.2% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 149 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.5% | 16.2% | 56.4% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 11.6% | 44.9% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 6.2% | 13.3% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 5.6% | 8.4% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Burundi or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Burundi, at 15.2% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 9.7%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Burundi ranks 23rd and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/