Bulgaria vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
2.5%
in 2023
Norway
2.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
61st
Norway rank
59th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 61st and Norway ranks 59th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 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?
- Norway, 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 Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway 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 61st and Norway ranks 59th 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