Bulgaria vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Bulgaria
121.4%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
74.1%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
18th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20406080100120199420062019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 121.4% against 74.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 47.3%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 18th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 182 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 99.5% 32.9% 66.7% Bulgaria
2000s 94.0% 46.3% 47.7% Bulgaria
2010s 106.5% 73.4% 33.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Bulgaria or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bulgaria, at 121.4% against 74.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
47.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 18th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.