Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6%
World rank
117th
of 121 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 2001
Years of data
8
2001–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025.
That represents a change of down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi peaked at 15.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Burundi 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 4.8% | — |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +147.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +77.4% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +75.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 2.7% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 114 Dominican Republic 1.3% compare
- 115 Mozambique 1.1% compare
- 116 Viet Nam 0.7% compare
- 118 Andorra 0.5% compare
- 119 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 119 Monaco 0.0%
- 119 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 0.6% 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 15.2% 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 117th out of 121 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 90.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release