Bulgaria vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
23.0%
in 2023
Italy
22.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Italy rank
44th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 23.0% against 22.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 44th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.8% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.9% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 23.1% | 0.7% | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 23.0% against 22.7% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Italy ranks 44th of 123 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, male (%). 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