Bulgaria vs WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Bulgaria
35.9%
in 2024
WB: Euro Area
24.2%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
11th
WB: Euro Area rank
9th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Bulgaria
- WB: Euro Area
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.9% against 24.2% in WB: Euro Area, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times WB: Euro Area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Euro Area ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and WB: Euro Area ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and WB: Euro Area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | WB: Euro Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 27.9% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 29.7% | 4.9% | WB: Euro Area |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 29.7% | 2.4% | WB: Euro Area |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 25.2% | 3.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 25.3% | 5.5% | 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 WB: Euro Area?
- Bulgaria, at 35.9% against 24.2% in WB: Euro Area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Bulgaria and WB: Euro Area?
- 11.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and WB: Euro Area?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and WB: Euro Area rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and WB: Euro Area ranks 9th 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release