Bulgaria vs Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
50.0%
in 2024
Romania
50.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Romania rank
22nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 50.6% against 50.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 22nd of 168 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 58.1% | 15.5% | Romania |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 56.6% | 14.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 50.9% | 7.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 50.5% | 4.4% | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 50.6% against 50.0% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 22nd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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