Bulgaria vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
57.1%
in 2024
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
40.3%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
21st
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
19th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 57.1% against 40.3% in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times UIS: Central and Eastern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 21st and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th of 168 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 50.2% | 6.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 45.7% | 8.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.4% | 2.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 40.4% | 13.8% | 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Bulgaria, at 57.1% against 40.3% in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 16.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th 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