Burundi vs Tanzania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Burundi
1.17 index
in 2025
Tanzania
1.15 index
in 2025
Burundi rank
11th
Tanzania rank
14th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burundi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.17 index against 1.15 index in Tanzania, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 index | 0.8669 index | 0.2952 index | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 0.9635 index | 0.1453 index | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.9335 index | 0.9996 index | 0.0661 index | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.11 index | 0.0222 index | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.15 index | 0.031 index | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Burundi or Tanzania?
- Burundi, at 1.17 index against 1.15 index in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Burundi and Tanzania?
- 0.02 index, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tanzania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Tanzania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.