Bulgaria vs Ireland: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Bulgaria
1 GPIA
in 2024
Ireland
1 GPIA
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
5th
Ireland rank
5th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Ireland, a difference of 0 GPIA.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 5th of 103 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0 GPIA | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Bulgaria, at 1 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 0 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 5th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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