Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2275 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria stood at 0.2275 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2474 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.167 LPIA, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 68th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.167 LPIA | 0.167 LPIA | 0.167 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1831 LPIA | 0.1712 LPIA | 0.1953 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2026 LPIA | 0.1847 LPIA | 0.2301 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2279 LPIA | 0.2026 LPIA | 0.2474 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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 0.2275 LPIA 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 0.2474 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.167 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th out of 84 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 14.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release