Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Bulgaria, 2015–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Bulgaria stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +149.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -57.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Bulgaria was 0.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.