Bulgaria vs Serbia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Bulgaria
236,335 number
in 2018
Serbia
249,771 number
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
82nd
Serbia rank
80th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197119952019

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 249,771 number against 236,335 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 13,436 number.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Serbia ranks 80th of 193 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 245,906 number 218,047 number 27,860 number Bulgaria
2010s 272,948 number 242,139 number 30,809 number Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Bulgaria or Serbia?
Serbia, at 249,771 number against 236,335 number in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Bulgaria and Serbia?
13,436 number, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Serbia ranks 80th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.