Bulgaria vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
12.1%
in 2023
Norway
11.9%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
60th
Norway rank
61st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 12.1% against 11.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Norway ranks 61st of 124 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 9.2% | 6.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 8.3% | 8.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.3% | 2.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 0.1% | 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 Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 12.1% against 11.9% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Norway ranks 61st of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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