Burundi vs Sri Lanka: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Burundi
1.02 index
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.01 index
in 2023
Burundi rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burundi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.02 index against 1.01 index in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Burundi ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5989 index | 0.9402 index | 0.3412 index | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.6932 index | 0.9601 index | 0.2669 index | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.82 index | 0.9696 index | 0.1496 index | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8688 index | 0.9995 index | 0.1306 index | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9912 index | 0.02 index | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.0057 index | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Burundi, at 1.02 index against 1.01 index in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Burundi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 index, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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.