Bulgaria vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
23.3%
in 2023
Samoa
21.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
25th
Samoa rank
28th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Samoa
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 23.3% against 21.5% in Samoa, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 28th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.9% | 2.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 34.3% | 21.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 33.9% | 20.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 24.7% | 4.6% | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Bulgaria, at 23.3% against 21.5% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Samoa?
- 1.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 28th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). 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