Bulgaria vs Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
10.0%
in 2023
Latvia
10.1%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Latvia rank
51st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 10.1% against 10.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Latvia ranks 51st of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 13.3% | 1.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.2% | 2.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 10.1% | 6.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.9% | 1.8% | 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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 10.1% against 10.0% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.1%, 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 53rd and Latvia ranks 51st of 121 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, 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