Bulgaria vs Greece: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Bulgaria
46.4%
in 2022
Greece
52.8%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
44th
Greece rank
42nd
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education, 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).