Benin vs Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Benin
13.1%
in 2022
Burkina Faso
58.7%
in 2024
Benin rank
4th
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 58.7% against 13.1% in Benin, a difference of 45.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 4.5 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 4th and Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 10.8% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 1.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 58.7% against 13.1% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 45.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Benin ranks 4th and Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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