Bulgaria vs Croatia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
7.9%
in 2023
Croatia
8.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
13th
Croatia rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 8.6% against 7.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Croatia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 13th and Croatia ranks 10th of 124 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 14.7% | 8.4% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 14.2% | 8.6% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 8.1% | 0.9% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 9.0% | 1.0% | Croatia |
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 Croatia?
- Croatia, at 8.6% against 7.9% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 0.7%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th and Croatia ranks 10th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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
February 2026 Data Release