Bulgaria vs Hungary: Share of the population with tertiary education
Bulgaria
23.9%
in 2020
Hungary
23.0%
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
35th
Hungary rank
36th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 23.9% against 23.0% in Hungary, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Hungary ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Hungary ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 12 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 6.2% | 2.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 8.9% | 5.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 12.0% | 5.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 15.4% | 6.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 20.8% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.0% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Bulgaria or Hungary?
- Bulgaria, at 23.9% against 23.0% in Hungary as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 0.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Hungary ranks 36th 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.