Bulgaria vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bulgaria
63.5%
in 2024
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
46.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
18th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
18th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bulgaria
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 63.5% against 46.0% in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times UIS: Central and Eastern Europe's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 18th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 18th 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 | 70.5% | 57.6% | 12.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 52.6% | 12.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 54.6% | 4.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 45.9% | 15.0% | 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 63.5% against 46.0% 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?
- 17.5%, 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 18th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 18th 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