Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Bulgaria, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Bulgaria stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 60.6% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +94.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +222.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -71.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +60.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 45 North Macedonia 0.4% compare
- 46 Palestine, State of 0.4% compare
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- 49 Mexico 0.4% compare
- 50 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
- 51 Chile 0.3% compare
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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Bulgaria was 0.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. 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+, male (%) (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.