Burundi vs Korea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burundi
15.9%
in 2025
Korea
16.9%
in 2024
Burundi rank
43rd
Korea rank
41st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burundi
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.9% against 15.9% in Burundi, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Korea ahead.
Burundi ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 41st of 123 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 8.8% | 2.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 14.8% | 7.4% | Burundi |
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 Korea?
- Korea, at 16.9% against 15.9% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burundi and Korea?
- 1.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
- How do Burundi and Korea rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 41st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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