Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Bulgaria
60.2%
in 2024
Netherlands
60.9%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
208th
Netherlands rank
206th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 60.9% against 60.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 208th and Netherlands ranks 206th of 217 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.9% | 56.5% | 10.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 49.6% | 20.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 50.4% | 16.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 55.4% | 10.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 57.9% | 7.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 60.6% | 3.0% | 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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 60.9% 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 Netherlands?
- 0.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bulgaria ranks 208th and Netherlands ranks 206th 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