Bulgaria vs Romania: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Bulgaria
46.4%
in 2022
Romania
51.4%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
44th
Romania rank
43rd
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education, 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- 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 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 (%).