Burundi vs China: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Burundi
1.02 index
in 2025
China
1.02 index
in 2024
Burundi rank
36th
China rank
33rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burundi
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Burundi, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1974 it was China ahead.
Burundi ranks 36th and China ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6244 index | 0.8383 index | 0.2139 index | China |
| 1980s | 0.6932 index | 0.852 index | 0.1588 index | China |
| 1990s | 0.8228 index | 0.9485 index | 0.1256 index | China |
| 2000s | 0.9088 index | 1.01 index | 0.1015 index | China |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0003 index | China |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1.02 index | 0.0135 index | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Burundi or China?
- China, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Burundi and China?
- 0 index, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and China?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and China rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 36th and China ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.