Bulgaria vs Peru: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Bulgaria
98.2%
in 2020
Peru
98.4%
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
37th
Peru rank
34th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Peru
020406080100187019452020

How they compare

Peru currently reports 98.4% against 98.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 37th and Peru ranks 34th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 15 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Peru Difference Ahead
1870s 27.2% 0.8% 26.5% Bulgaria
1880s 30.2% 1.6% 28.6% Bulgaria
1890s 34.1% 3.4% 30.8% Bulgaria
1900s 43.7% 8.8% 35.0% Bulgaria
1910s 55.6% 19.3% 36.3% Bulgaria
1920s 67.8% 30.9% 36.8% Bulgaria
1930s 72.8% 40.4% 32.4% Bulgaria
1940s 78.8% 52.4% 26.4% Bulgaria
1950s 87.6% 60.5% 27.1% Bulgaria
1960s 92.6% 66.6% 26.0% Bulgaria
1970s 96.0% 76.7% 19.4% Bulgaria
1980s 97.2% 84.8% 12.3% Bulgaria
1990s 97.8% 88.4% 9.4% Bulgaria
2000s 98.6% 93.4% 5.2% Bulgaria
2010s 98.0% 97.2% 0.9% Bulgaria
2020s 98.2% 98.4% 0.2% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Bulgaria or Peru?
Peru, at 98.4% against 98.2% in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Bulgaria and Peru?
0.2%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Peru?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Peru rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Peru ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Peru: Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid, drawing on Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-having-attained-at-least-basic-education/bulgaria/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-having-attained-at-least-basic-education/bulgaria/peru/">Bulgaria vs Peru: Share of the population with at least some formal education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.