Bulgaria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Progression to secondary school
Progression to secondary school over time
- Bulgaria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 99.3% against 75.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 23.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 167 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 61.0% | 38.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 57.1% | 41.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 97.9% | 59.8% | 38.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 70.2% | 28.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 76.0% | 23.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Bulgaria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bulgaria, at 99.3% against 75.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Bulgaria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).