Bulgaria vs Romania: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level
Bulgaria
46.4%
in 2022
Romania
51.4%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
44th
Romania rank
43rd
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 51.4% against 46.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 43rd of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 50.8% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 57.6% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 51.4% | 5.0% | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 51.4% 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 Romania?
- 5.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 43rd 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 (%).