Bulgaria vs Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Bulgaria
0.4%
in 2023
Italy
0.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Italy rank
31st
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 31st of 37 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 31st of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). 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