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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Finland: School age population, tertiary education, female

Bulgaria

159,914 number

in 2018

Finland

159,405 number

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

119th

Finland rank

120th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Bulgaria
Finland

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 159,914 number against 159,405 number in Finland, a difference of 509 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	330,235 number	208,283 number	121,951 number	Bulgaria
1980s	300,798 number	184,288 number	116,510 number	Bulgaria
1990s	298,210 number	156,510 number	141,699 number	Bulgaria
2000s	261,127 number	161,820 number	99,307 number	Bulgaria
2010s	202,645 number	163,873 number	38,772 number	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Bulgaria or Finland?: Bulgaria, at 159,914 number against 159,405 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Bulgaria and Finland?: 509 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, female?: 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, female (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, female (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

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