Bulgaria vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Bulgaria
39.8%
in 2024
UNICEF: Western Europe
27.9%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
10th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
7th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Bulgaria
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 39.8% against 27.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 10th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and UNICEF: Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.1% | 29.1% | 4.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 30.3% | 0.5% | UNICEF: Western Europe |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 32.1% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 27.3% | 6.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 28.4% | 6.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 27.9% | 9.1% | 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Bulgaria, at 39.8% against 27.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Bulgaria and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 11.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 7th 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