Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 33.9% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 33.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 22nd out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +1.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 33.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 33.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 27.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 26.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 33.9% | 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 33.9% 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 33.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 89 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 16.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release