Bulgaria vs Hong Kong, China: Share of the population with tertiary education
Bulgaria
23.9%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China
25.3%
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
35th
Hong Kong, China rank
32nd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Bulgaria
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 25.3% against 23.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Hong Kong, China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 4.2% | 1.0% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.9% | 0.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 8.1% | 6.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 12.8% | 4.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 21.0% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 21.2% | 4.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 25.3% | 1.4% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Bulgaria or Hong Kong, China?
- Hong Kong, China, at 25.3% against 23.9% in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China?
- 1.4%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Hong Kong, China rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Hong Kong, China ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.