Bulgaria vs Poland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Bulgaria
47.1%
in 2018
Poland
47.9%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
157th
Poland rank
156th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
0204060199820082018

How they compare

Poland currently reports 47.9% against 47.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 157th and Poland ranks 156th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 43.3% 33.2% 10.1% Bulgaria
2000s 46.0% 47.2% 1.2% Poland
2010s 48.2% 48.3% 0.2% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Bulgaria or Poland?
Poland, at 47.9% against 47.1% in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bulgaria and Poland?
0.8%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Bulgaria ranks 157th and Poland ranks 156th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.