Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Bulgaria
39.8%
in 2024
Italy
39.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
10th
Italy rank
11th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 39.8% against 39.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 10th and Italy ranks 11th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.1% | 33.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 36.5% | 6.7% | Italy |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 43.4% | 10.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.4% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 41.4% | 6.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 39.7% | 3.3% | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 39.8% against 39.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria 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 vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th and Italy ranks 11th 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, 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