Bulgaria vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
36.5%
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
62.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
172nd
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
175th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia currently reports 62.5% against 36.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 26.0%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia's figure about 1.7 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 172nd and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 175th of 188 countries.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 52.7% | 23.1% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 52.7% | 17.6% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 45.7% | 5.1% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 58.7% | 19.7% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, at 62.5% against 36.5% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 26.0%, with UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 172nd and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 175th 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