Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025.
That represents a change of up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
That places Burundi 87th out of 112 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -59.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -43.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +43.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +112.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +42.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -44.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +52.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi was 0.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 87th out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release