Which has higher average years of schooling, Bulgaria or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 11.61 years against 11.41 years in Bulgaria as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.2 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Trinidad and Tobago: Average years of schooling

Bulgaria

11.41 years

in 2020

Trinidad and Tobago

11.61 years

in 2020

Bulgaria rank

46th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

43rd

Average years of schooling over time

Bulgaria
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 11.61 years against 11.41 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 46th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.19 years	5.88 years	0.3064 years	Bulgaria
1960s	7.5 years	6.68 years	0.8175 years	Bulgaria
1970s	8.32 years	7.43 years	0.8879 years	Bulgaria
1980s	9.12 years	8.48 years	0.6325 years	Bulgaria
1990s	9.86 years	9.09 years	0.7645 years	Bulgaria
2000s	10.79 years	9.42 years	1.37 years	Bulgaria
2010s	11.04 years	10.22 years	0.8221 years	Bulgaria
2020s	11.41 years	11.61 years	0.1974 years	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bulgaria or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 11.61 years against 11.41 years in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.2 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bulgaria ranks 46th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.