Bulgaria vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
50.0%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
31.7%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
23rd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
26th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 50.0% against 31.7% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 18.3%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 26th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 45.0% | 2.3% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 38.6% | 4.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 35.7% | 7.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 32.2% | 14.7% | 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Bulgaria, at 50.0% against 31.7% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 18.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 26th 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