Australia vs Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Australia
0.6817 GPIA
in 2024
Bulgaria
0.6891 GPIA
in 2023
Australia rank
32nd
Bulgaria rank
30th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Australia
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.6891 GPIA against 0.6817 GPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.0074 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Bulgaria ranks 30th of 59 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7449 GPIA | 0.8251 GPIA | 0.0802 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.8231 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.1608 GPIA | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Australia or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 0.6891 GPIA against 0.6817 GPIA in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Australia and Bulgaria?
- 0.0074 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Bulgaria ranks 30th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release