Bulgaria vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Bulgaria
195,697
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
17.93 million
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
97th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
96th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries currently reports 17.93 million against 195,697 in Bulgaria, a difference of 17.74 million.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's figure about 91.6 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 97th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 96th of 200 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 121,209 1.33 million 1.21 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1980s 113,186 2.52 million 2.41 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1990s 220,057 4.34 million 4.12 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2000s 247,448 8.99 million 8.74 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2010s 268,600 14.61 million 14.34 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2020s 219,395 16.59 million 16.37 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Bulgaria or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, at 17.93 million against 195,697 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Bulgaria and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
17.74 million, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Bulgaria ranks 97th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 96th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.