Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi peaked at 13.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 119th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 4.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +71.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +62.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +81.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 3.7% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 116 Dominican Republic 1.1% compare
- 117 Mozambique 1.0% compare
- 118 Viet Nam 0.7% compare
- 120 Andorra 0.3% compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 121 Monaco 0.0%
- 121 Eswatini 0.0% compare
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
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 0.4% 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 13.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 119th 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 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release