Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 87.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bulgaria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bulgaria is 87.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bulgaria peaked at 87.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 1981.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.1% | — |
| 1982 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.2% | 79.1% | 81.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 81.2% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 80.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 83.1% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.2% | 87.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bulgaria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Bulgaria was 87.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release