Burkina Faso vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burkina Faso
13.0%
in 2024
Norway
12.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Norway rank
22nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burkina Faso
- Norway
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 13.0% against 12.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Norway ranks 22nd of 124 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.0% | 11.5% | 10.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 11.6% | 4.4% | 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 Norway?
- Burkina Faso, at 13.0% against 12.3% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burkina Faso and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Norway?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Norway ranks 22nd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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