Bulgaria vs Norra Sverige: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level
Bulgaria
73.5%
in 2025
Norra Sverige
83.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
34th
Norra Sverige rank
31st
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level over time
- Bulgaria
- Norra Sverige
How they compare
Norra Sverige currently reports 83.7% against 73.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Norra Sverige's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Norra Sverige has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 34th and Norra Sverige ranks 31st of 48 countries.
Norra Sverige has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norra Sverige | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 76.2% | 12.2% | Norra Sverige |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 80.2% | 11.1% | Norra Sverige |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 82.5% | 9.1% | Norra Sverige |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, Bulgaria or Norra Sverige?
- Norra Sverige, at 83.7% against 73.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rates by educational attainment level between Bulgaria and Norra Sverige?
- 10.2%, with Norra Sverige ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norra Sverige?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Norra Sverige rank globally for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th and Norra Sverige ranks 31st of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.