Bulgaria vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
23.3%
in 2023
Spain
22.1%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
25th
Spain rank
27th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 23.3% against 22.1% in Spain, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 16.9% | 6.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 21.2% | 12.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 22.3% | 2.2% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 23.3% against 22.1% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 1.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th 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