Bulgaria vs Uruguay: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Bulgaria
46.4%
in 2022
Uruguay
43.5%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
44th
Uruguay rank
45th
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Bulgaria
- Uruguay
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 46.4% against 43.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 53.2% | 3.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 47.0% | 9.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 43.5% | 2.9% | Bulgaria |
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 Uruguay?
- Bulgaria, at 46.4% against 43.5% in Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
- 2.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Uruguay rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 45th 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 (%).