Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 26.7% 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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria stood at 26.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria peaked at 31.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1975.
That places Bulgaria 59th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +174.1% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.0% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.1% | 31.4% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bulgaria was 26.7% 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 31.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Bulgaria ranks 59th out of 110 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 16.4%. 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+, total (%) (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.