Bulgaria vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
87.0%
in 2021
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
55.3%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
24th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
24th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 87.0% against 55.3% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 31.7%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 24th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 95 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 83.8% 32.6% 51.2% Bulgaria
2010s 86.6% 42.5% 44.1% Bulgaria
2020s 86.0% 50.8% 35.2% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
Bulgaria, at 87.0% against 55.3% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2021.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
31.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 24th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 24th of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
134 places, 2,474 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release