Burundi vs Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burundi
15.9%
in 2025
Portugal
16.9%
in 2023
Burundi rank
43rd
Portugal rank
40th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burundi
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.9% against 15.9% in Burundi, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.
Burundi ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 123 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 15.5% | 8.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 18.2% | 0.4% | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 16.9% against 15.9% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burundi and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do Burundi and Portugal rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th 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