Bulgaria vs Romania: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)
Bulgaria
99.2%
in 2025
Romania
99.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Romania rank
53rd
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 99.2% against 99.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Romania ranks 53rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.2% | 99.2% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.9% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.9% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data), Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 99.2% against 99.1% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Romania ranks 53rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release