Bulgaria vs Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)
Bulgaria
86.8%
in 2025
Sweden
87.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Sweden rank
32nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 87.5% against 86.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 164 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.3% | 84.6% | 5.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 86.5% | 5.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 85.5% | 4.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 87.0% | 2.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 87.3% | 1.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data), Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 87.5% against 86.8% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary 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