Australia vs Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
2.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria
2.5%
in 2023
Australia rank
60th
Bulgaria rank
61st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 60th and Bulgaria ranks 61st of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Bulgaria?
- Australia, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 60th and Bulgaria ranks 61st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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