Burundi vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burundi
4.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica
4.9%
in 2023
Burundi rank
100th
Costa Rica rank
97th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burundi
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.9% against 4.3% in Burundi, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Burundi ranks 100th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 124 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 7.6% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 1.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Burundi or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 4.9% against 4.3% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
- How do Burundi and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 100th and Costa Rica ranks 97th 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