Burundi vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Burundi
39,547
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
4.63 million
in 2021
Burundi rank
125th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
126th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

  • Burundi
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 4.63 million against 39,547 in Burundi, a difference of 4.59 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 117.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 125th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 126th of 195 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 127.33 191,093 190,966 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 632.4 364,140 363,507 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1,134 718,921 717,786 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 4,861 1.77 million 1.77 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 12,242 3.39 million 3.37 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Burundi or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 4.63 million against 39,547 in Burundi as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Burundi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
4.59 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burundi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Burundi ranks 125th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 126th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.