Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 30.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 30.4% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria peaked at 35.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1975.
Bulgaria ranks 54th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.9% | — |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +288.4% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.5% | 23.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 23.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.6% | 35.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria was 30.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.