Burundi vs Congo: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Burundi
0.7391 index
in 2025
Congo
0.6872 index
in 2025
Burundi rank
154th
Congo rank
155th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burundi
- Congo
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.7391 index against 0.6872 index in Congo, a difference of 0.0519 index.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Congo ahead.
Burundi ranks 154th and Congo ranks 155th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.562 index | 0.5287 index | 0.0333 index | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.7381 index | 0.6969 index | 0.0413 index | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.65 index | 0.9318 index | 0.2818 index | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.623 index | 0.8193 index | 0.1964 index | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.7186 index | 0.6926 index | 0.026 index | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Burundi or Congo?
- Burundi, at 0.7391 index against 0.6872 index in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Burundi and Congo?
- 0.0519 index, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 154th and Congo ranks 155th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.