Bulgaria vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in

Bulgaria
98.1%
in 2024
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
97.7%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
156th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
158th

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Bulgaria
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
020406080100199720102024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 98.1% against 97.7% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 156th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 158th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1990s 99.4% 97.0% 2.3% Bulgaria
2000s 99.4% 96.9% 2.4% Bulgaria
2010s 96.4% 97.2% 0.8% ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 97.8% 97.8% 0.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Bulgaria or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
Bulgaria, at 98.1% against 97.7% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
0.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Bulgaria ranks 156th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 10,257 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release