Afghanistan vs Bulgaria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Afghanistan
115,568
in 2020
Bulgaria
111,893
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
92nd
Bulgaria rank
94th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 115,568 against 111,893 in Bulgaria, a difference of 3,675.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Bulgaria ranks 94th of 195 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1970s 2,236 68,529 66,293 Bulgaria
1980s 4,753 72,110 67,356 Bulgaria
1990s 7,469 82,864 75,395 Bulgaria
2000s 9,381 131,360 121,978 Bulgaria
2010s 58,682 146,205 87,523 Bulgaria
2020s 115,568 122,373 6,805 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Afghanistan or Bulgaria?
Afghanistan, at 115,568 against 111,893 in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
3,675, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Bulgaria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Bulgaria ranks 94th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 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.