Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Bulgaria
16,210 number
in 2012
El Salvador
17,928 number
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
67th
El Salvador rank
65th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 17,928 number against 16,210 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,718 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 65th of 143 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 22,906 number 21,418 number 1,488 number Bulgaria
2000s 20,546 number 16,547 number 3,999 number Bulgaria
2010s 23,556 number 24,762 number 1,206 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 17,928 number against 16,210 number in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
1,718 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 65th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).