Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
36.5%
in 2024
Italy
36.8%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
172nd
Italy rank
169th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 36.8% against 36.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 172nd and Italy ranks 169th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 26.3% | 3.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 46.3% | 11.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 32.3% | 8.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 36.4% | 3.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 36.8% against 36.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 172nd and Italy ranks 169th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general 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