Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted was 0.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9%
World rank
36th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2013–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi peaked at 1.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 36th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -75.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +87.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +86.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -25.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 33 Jordan 1.0% compare
- 34 New Zealand 1.0% compare
- 35 South Africa 0.9% compare
- 37 Ethiopia 0.9%
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% compare
- 39 Sweden 0.9% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- 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)
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 0.9% 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 1.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 36th out of 72 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 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release