Burkina Faso vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burkina Faso
8.7%
in 2024
Korea
13.2%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
120th
Korea rank
118th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burkina Faso
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 13.2% against 8.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 120th and Korea ranks 118th of 122 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 16.4% | 9.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 14.1% | 0.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Burkina Faso or Korea?
- Korea, at 13.2% against 8.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burkina Faso and Korea?
- 4.5%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 120th and Korea ranks 118th of 122 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, male (%). 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