Niger vs South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Niger
42.1%
in 2019
South Africa
42.4%
in 2023
Niger rank
11th
South Africa rank
9th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Niger
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 42.4% against 42.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 9th of 124 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Niger or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 42.4% against 42.1% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Niger and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Niger ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 9th 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