Bulgaria vs Ireland: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in

Bulgaria
0.3274
in 2019
Ireland
0.333
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
46th
Ireland rank
43rd

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.333 against 0.3274 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0056.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 46th and Ireland ranks 43rd of 71 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3933 0.3616 0.0317 Bulgaria
2010s 0.3651 0.3357 0.0293 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in, Bulgaria or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.333 against 0.3274 in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in between Bulgaria and Ireland?
0.0056, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Bulgaria ranks 46th and Ireland ranks 43rd of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed