Bulgaria vs Italy: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Bulgaria
99.8%
in 2023
Italy
99.9%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
4th
Italy rank
3rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Italy ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.9% | 93.8% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 99.0% | 4.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 99.5% | 3.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 99.6% | 1.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Italy, at 99.9% against 99.8% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th and Italy ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release