Bulgaria vs Romania: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Bulgaria

11.45 years

in 2023

Romania

11.55 years

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

56th

Romania rank

55th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Romania currently reports 11.55 years against 11.45 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0955 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 56th and Romania ranks 55th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.