Bulgaria vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
50.0%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
32.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
23rd
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
24th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 50.0% against 32.0% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 48.3% | 5.6% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 40.3% | 2.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 36.6% | 7.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 32.6% | 14.4% | 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Bulgaria, at 50.0% against 32.0% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 18.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th 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