Burundi vs Niger: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burundi
40.8%
in 2025
Niger
42.1%
in 2019
Burundi rank
14th
Niger rank
11th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burundi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 42.1% against 40.8% in Burundi, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 14th and Niger ranks 11th of 124 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 17.7% | 28.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 34.5% | 6.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Burundi or Niger?
- Niger, at 42.1% against 40.8% in Burundi as of 2019.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burundi and Niger?
- 1.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
- How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 14th and Niger ranks 11th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release