Bulgaria vs UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education
Bulgaria
20.9%
in 2024
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States
13.3%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
19th
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank
22nd
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- Bulgaria
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 20.9% against 13.3% in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 12.5% | 4.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 13.3% | 6.5% | Bulgaria |
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 UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- Bulgaria, at 20.9% against 13.3% in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education between Bulgaria and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- 7.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank globally for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 22nd 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