Bulgaria vs Romania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
57.1%
in 2024
Romania
56.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
21st
Romania rank
22nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 57.1% against 56.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 21st 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 | 56.7% | 68.5% | 11.8% | Romania |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 64.3% | 10.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 58.7% | 6.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 56.6% | 3.0% | 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?
- Bulgaria, at 57.1% against 56.4% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.7%, with Bulgaria 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 21st 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, 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