Bulgaria vs Romania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Bulgaria
0.9902 LPIA
in 2023
Romania
0.9891 LPIA
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
40th
Romania rank
42nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9902 LPIA against 0.9891 LPIA in Romania, a difference of 0.0011 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 40th and Romania ranks 42nd of 100 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9889 LPIA | 0.9698 LPIA | 0.0191 LPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9844 LPIA | 0.9794 LPIA | 0.0051 LPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.9879 LPIA | 0.0021 LPIA | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9902 LPIA against 0.9891 LPIA in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.0011 LPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th and Romania ranks 42nd of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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