Bulgaria vs Romania: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Bulgaria
11.24
in 2017
Romania
11.41
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Romania rank
40th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 11.41 against 11.24 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.17.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 40th of 91 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 7.5 8.87 1.37 Romania
2000s 10.7 11.12 0.4275 Romania
2010s 11.03 11.31 0.2742 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 11.41 against 11.24 in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.17, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 40th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/