Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 10.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria stood at 10.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 11.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 42nd out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 39 Republic of Moldova 11.8% compare
- 40 Greece 11.6% compare
- 41 Azerbaijan 11.0% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 10.2% compare
- 44 Chile 9.7% compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 9.6% compare
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria was 10.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release