Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 22.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 22.1% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 25.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1975.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +109.1% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 22.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 84% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 22.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +109.1% | 7.1% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.5% | 17.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 25.6% | 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 22.1% 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 25.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 112 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 14.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release