Bulgaria vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
25.1%
in 2023
Ireland
25.2%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
73rd
Ireland rank
71st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 25.2% against 25.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 73rd and Ireland ranks 71st of 124 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 26.6% | 1.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 27.0% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 23.1% | 10.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.0% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 25.2% against 25.1% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 73rd and Ireland ranks 71st of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law 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