Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 15.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi peaked at 26.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 43rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.5% | — |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +63.2% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +59.9% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +34.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +25.6% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 9.3% | 26.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 40 Portugal 16.9% compare
- 41 Korea 16.9% compare
- 42 North Macedonia 16.2% compare
- 44 Poland 15.6% compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 15.5% compare
- 46 Netherlands 15.3% compare
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 15.9% 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 26.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 123 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 down 17.7%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release