Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Bulgaria
60.2%
in 2024
Italy
60.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
208th
Italy rank
207th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 60.4% against 60.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 208th and Italy ranks 207th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.9% | 66.7% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 63.5% | 6.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 56.6% | 10.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 67.6% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 58.6% | 6.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 60.3% | 3.3% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 60.4% against 60.2% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bulgaria ranks 208th and Italy ranks 207th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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