Bulgaria vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
3.6%
in 2023
Sweden
3.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
75th
Sweden rank
74th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.6% against 3.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 74th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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