Belgium vs Bulgaria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Belgium
54.8%
in 2023
Bulgaria
57.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Bulgaria rank
21st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 57.1% against 54.8% in Belgium, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 21st of 168 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 56.4% | 9.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 54.0% | 15.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 51.9% | 11.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.6% | 1.0% | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 57.1% against 54.8% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 2.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 21st 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, both sexes (%). 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