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

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 New Zealand: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Bulgaria

330,439 number

in 2018

New Zealand

322,712 number

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

119th

New Zealand rank

121st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Bulgaria
New Zealand

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 330,439 number against 322,712 number in New Zealand, a difference of 7,727 number.

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

Bulgaria ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	672,638 number	265,982 number	406,657 number	Bulgaria
1980s	615,829 number	292,144 number	323,685 number	Bulgaria
1990s	609,866 number	277,476 number	332,391 number	Bulgaria
2000s	538,611 number	291,128 number	247,482 number	Bulgaria
2010s	417,730 number	328,916 number	88,814 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 New Zealand?: Bulgaria, at 330,439 number against 322,712 number in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 7,727 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Bulgaria ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 121st 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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About this data

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: 04 September 2026

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