Bulgaria vs Greece: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Bulgaria
46.4%
in 2022
Greece
52.8%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
44th
Greece rank
42nd
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 52.8% against 46.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Greece ranks 42nd of 63 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 66.2% | 14.8% | Greece |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 64.2% | 7.6% | Greece |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 52.8% | 6.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 52.8% against 46.4% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 6.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Greece ranks 42nd of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).