Burundi vs South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burundi
1.4%
in 2025
South Africa
1.5%
in 2023
Burundi rank
96th
South Africa rank
95th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burundi
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 95th of 122 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Burundi or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burundi and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
- How do Burundi and South Africa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 95th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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