Bulgaria vs Portugal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male

Bulgaria
86.7%
in 2021
Portugal
87.3%
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
19th
Portugal rank
17th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
020406080200620132021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 87.3% against 86.7% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 17th of 94 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 84.2% 44.9% 39.3% Bulgaria
2010s 86.3% 67.0% 19.3% Bulgaria
2020s 85.4% 83.2% 2.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 87.3% against 86.7% in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male between Bulgaria and Portugal?
0.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 17th of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
133 places, 2,467 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release