Bulgaria vs Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
5.6%
in 2023
Latvia
5.8%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
25th
Latvia rank
23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 5.8% against 5.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.4% | 2.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 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?
- Latvia, at 5.8% against 5.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia 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 25th and Latvia ranks 23rd 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release