Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burkina Faso
58.7%
in 2024
Cameroon
14.7%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Cameroon rank
3rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 58.7% against 14.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 44.0%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 4.0 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Cameroon ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.0% | 17.4% | 9.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 13.9% | 9.3% | Burkina Faso |
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 Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 58.7% against 14.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 44.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Cameroon ranks 3rd 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