Bulgaria vs Italy: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education
Bulgaria
20.9%
in 2024
Italy
20.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
19th
Italy rank
21st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20.9% against 20.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Italy ranks 21st of 183 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 17.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 21.8% | 5.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 20.7% | 1.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 20.9% against 20.4% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Italy ranks 21st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, 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