Bulgaria vs ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

Bulgaria
35.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
24.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
11th
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
8th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 35.9% against 24.2% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 11th and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th of 216 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) Difference Ahead
1970s 29.0% 24.8% 4.2% Bulgaria
1980s 24.9% 27.8% 2.9% ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
1990s 27.3% 27.8% 0.5% ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
2000s 28.7% 23.5% 5.2% Bulgaria
2010s 30.8% 24.9% 5.9% Bulgaria
2020s 33.1% 24.3% 8.9% 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 vocational, Bulgaria or ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Bulgaria, at 35.9% against 24.2% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Bulgaria and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
11.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
Bulgaria ranks 11th and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release