Bulgaria vs Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Bulgaria
9.4%
in 2018
Hungary
8.6%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
61st
Hungary rank
64th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
051015199920082018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 9.4% against 8.6% in Hungary, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 61st and Hungary ranks 64th of 98 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hungary Difference Ahead
1990s 12.7% 6.9% 5.8% Bulgaria
2000s 7.0% 8.2% 1.2% Hungary
2010s 7.3% 8.2% 0.9% Hungary

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 Hungary?
Bulgaria, at 9.4% against 8.6% in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Hungary?
0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Bulgaria ranks 61st and Hungary ranks 64th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.