Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

Bulgaria
66.5%
in 2018
Italy
67.0%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
189th
Italy rank
187th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 67.0% against 66.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 189th and Italy ranks 187th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 71.0% 68.4% 2.6% Bulgaria
1980s 75.1% 63.7% 11.4% Bulgaria
1990s 72.7% 58.6% 14.2% Bulgaria
2000s 71.3% 71.7% 0.4% Italy
2010s 69.4% 64.9% 4.5% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Bulgaria or Italy?
Italy, at 67.0% against 66.5% in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.5%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Bulgaria ranks 189th and Italy ranks 187th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.