Bulgaria vs Romania: Distribution of children (aged less than 18) by educational
Bulgaria
16.3%
in 2025
Romania
19.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
7th
Romania rank
4th
Distribution of children (aged less than 18) by educational over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 19.0% against 16.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Romania ranks 4th of 47 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.5% | 7.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 21.7% | 4.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher distribution of children (aged less than 18) by educational, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 19.0% against 16.3% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in distribution of children (aged less than 18) by educational between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 2.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for distribution of children (aged less than 18) by educational?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and Romania ranks 4th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Distribution of children (aged less than 18) by educational attainment level of their parents and income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.