Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 70.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Bulgaria, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 70.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Bulgaria peaked at 83.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 71.4% | — |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.5% | 71.4% | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 67.9% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 65.9% | 70.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Bulgaria?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Bulgaria was 70.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release