Bulgaria vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Bulgaria
6.5%
in 2023
Sweden
6.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
82nd
Sweden rank
81st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.6% against 6.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 81st of 124 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 1.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6.6% against 6.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 81st of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release