Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
63.5%
in 2024
Netherlands
69.9%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 69.9% against 63.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 70.8% | 5.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 69.5% | 10.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 70.0% | 9.7% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 69.9% against 63.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 6.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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