Bulgaria vs Romania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
9.5%
in 2023
Romania
9.3%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
49th
Romania rank
52nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 9.5% against 9.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Romania ranks 52nd of 124 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 5.5% | 5.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.3% | 4.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.1% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 1.4% | 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 Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 9.5% against 9.3% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Romania ranks 52nd 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