Bulgaria vs Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female
Bulgaria
87.3%
in 2021
Sweden
86.1%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
27th
Sweden rank
29th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 87.3% against 86.1% in Sweden, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th of 95 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 88.9% | 5.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 88.7% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 87.0% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, female, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 87.3% against 86.1% in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, female between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 1.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%). 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