How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Finland: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Bulgaria

330,439 number

in 2018

Finland

326,291 number

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

119th

Finland rank

120th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Bulgaria
Finland

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 330,439 number against 326,291 number in Finland, a difference of 4,148 number.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 119th and Finland ranks 120th of 203 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	672,638 number	427,388 number	245,250 number	Bulgaria
1980s	615,829 number	376,941 number	238,888 number	Bulgaria
1990s	609,866 number	319,769 number	290,097 number	Bulgaria
2000s	538,611 number	331,197 number	207,413 number	Bulgaria
2010s	417,730 number	334,916 number	82,814 number	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or Finland?: Bulgaria, at 330,439 number against 326,291 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Finland?: 4,148 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Bulgaria ranks 119th and Finland ranks 120th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.