Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.2744 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 54 Republic of Moldova 0.2832 LPIA compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0.2791 LPIA compare
- 56 Viet Nam 0.2774 LPIA compare
- 58 Ecuador 0.2665 LPIA compare
- 59 Albania 0.2654 LPIA compare
- 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2545 LPIA 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 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