Bulgaria vs Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
11.6%
in 2023
Panama
12.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
6th
Panama rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 12.6% against 11.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 6th and Panama ranks 4th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 10.2% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 12.6% against 11.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Panama?
- 1.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th and Panama ranks 4th 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