Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
9.5%
in 2023
Lithuania
9.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
49th
Lithuania rank
46th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 9.7% against 9.5% 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 49th and Lithuania ranks 46th of 124 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 3.4% | 7.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 5.3% | 10.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 10.5% | 4.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 9.7% against 9.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Lithuania ranks 46th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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