Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
63.5%
in 2024
Italy
63.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
18th
Italy rank
21st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 63.5% against 63.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 18th and Italy ranks 21st of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 73.7% | 3.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 53.7% | 11.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 67.7% | 8.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 63.6% | 3.4% | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 63.5% against 63.2% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th and Italy 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, male (%). 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