Bulgaria vs Romania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity
Bulgaria
0.7974 LPIA
in 2021
Romania
0.8189 LPIA
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
44th
Romania rank
42nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.8189 LPIA against 0.7974 LPIA in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0215 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 42nd of 88 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8414 LPIA | 0.759 LPIA | 0.0823 LPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7694 LPIA | 0.7872 LPIA | 0.0178 LPIA | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.7625 LPIA | 0.8294 LPIA | 0.0669 LPIA | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.8189 LPIA against 0.7974 LPIA in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.0215 LPIA, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 42nd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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