What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?

2,622 number, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Azerbaijan

106,842 number

in 2019

Bulgaria

109,464 number

in 2018

Azerbaijan rank

87th

Bulgaria rank

84th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Azerbaijan
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 109,464 number against 106,842 number in Azerbaijan, a difference of 2,622 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 87th and Bulgaria ranks 84th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	102,072 number	48,086 number	53,986 number	Azerbaijan
1990s	78,379 number	90,281 number	11,902 number	Bulgaria
2000s	89,864 number	118,238 number	28,374 number	Bulgaria
2010s	95,378 number	124,271 number	28,892 number	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Azerbaijan or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 109,464 number against 106,842 number in Azerbaijan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?: 2,622 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Azerbaijan and Bulgaria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Azerbaijan ranks 87th and Bulgaria ranks 84th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.