Bulgaria vs Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
5.6%
in 2023
Hungary
5.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
25th
Hungary rank
24th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Hungary ranks 24th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 5.3% | 1.2% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.8% | 0.6% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Hungary |
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 Hungary?
- Hungary, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Hungary ranks 24th 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release