Burkina Faso vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burkina Faso
13.0%
in 2024
United States of America
12.9%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
20th
United States of America rank
21st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burkina Faso
- United States of America
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 13.0% against 12.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 21st 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 | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.0% | 12.1% | 9.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 12.5% | 2.8% | 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 United States of America?
- Burkina Faso, at 13.0% against 12.9% in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burkina Faso and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States of America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 21st 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