Bulgaria vs Romania: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 29,426 Persons against 23,489 Persons in Bulgaria, a difference of 5,937 Persons.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Romania ranks 13th of 32 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,585 Persons | 31,585 Persons | 8,000 Persons | Romania |
| 2020s | 23,862 Persons | 30,718 Persons | 6,856 Persons | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 29,426 Persons against 23,489 Persons in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 5,937 Persons, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Romania ranks 13th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.