Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.2744 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2744 LPIA
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
57th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.2992 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.1608 LPIA
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria stood at 0.2744 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2992 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1608 LPIA, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 57th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1608 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1867 LPIA | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2161 LPIA | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2105 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2083 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2157 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2344 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2289 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2368 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2318 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2302 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2319 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2213 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.24 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2992 LPIA | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2455 LPIA | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2784 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2804 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2744 LPIA | -2.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2744 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6391 LPIA, 43% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2744 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185 LPIA, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1608 LPIA | 0.1608 LPIA | 0.1608 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2075 LPIA | 0.1867 LPIA | 0.2161 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2394 LPIA | 0.2213 LPIA | 0.2992 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2697 LPIA | 0.2455 LPIA | 0.2804 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (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 0.2744 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 0.2992 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1608 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 80 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 18.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release