Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 87.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
52nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
87.7%
in 2025
All-time low
80.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bulgaria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bulgaria stood at 87.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bulgaria peaked at 87.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1981.
Bulgaria ranks 52nd 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, female (modelled data) (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 80.0% | — |
| 1982 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 87.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.4%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 87.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.5%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.2% | 80.0% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 81.9% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.9% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.7% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 87.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bulgaria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Bulgaria was 87.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release