Bulgaria vs SDG: Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Bulgaria
31.7%
in 2024
SDG: Europe
18.3%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
15th
SDG: Europe rank
15th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Bulgaria
- SDG: Europe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 31.7% against 18.3% in SDG: Europe, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.7 times SDG: Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and SDG: Europe ranks 15th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | SDG: Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 19.3% | 5.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 22.4% | 2.8% | SDG: Europe |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 21.9% | 0.7% | SDG: Europe |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.2% | 3.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 20.6% | 5.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 18.3% | 10.6% | 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 SDG: Europe?
- Bulgaria, at 31.7% against 18.3% in SDG: Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Bulgaria and SDG: Europe?
- 13.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and SDG: Europe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and SDG: Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and SDG: Europe ranks 15th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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