Burkina Faso vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burkina Faso
12.3%
in 2024
Italy
12.7%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Italy rank
9th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burkina Faso
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.7% against 12.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.1% | 11.6% | 7.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 12.7% | 3.1% | 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 Italy?
- Italy, at 12.7% against 12.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burkina Faso and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Italy?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 121 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, 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