Burundi vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Burundi
26.8%
in 2018
Sweden
23.2%
in 2018
Burundi rank
4th
Sweden rank
5th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Burundi
  • Sweden
510152025199920082018

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 26.8% against 23.2% in Sweden, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

Burundi ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 98 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 6.3% 22.8% 16.4% Sweden
2010s 20.8% 23.3% 2.5% Sweden

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 Sweden?
Burundi, at 26.8% against 23.2% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burundi and Sweden?
3.6%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sweden?
6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Burundi ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 98 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.