Bulgaria vs Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
11.6%
in 2023
Latvia
11.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
6th
Latvia rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 11.6% against 11.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 8th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.5% | 3.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 11.6% against 11.5% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 8th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, male (%). 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