Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
111th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2025
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2025.
The figure is down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burundi peaked at 1.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
That places Burundi 111th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +1512.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -90.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +729.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -54.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 0.0% 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 1.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burundi ranks 111th out of 111 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 98.3%. 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 Services 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