Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 38.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria stood at 38.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 38.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 18th out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 26.4% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 30.2% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.0% | 38.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 15 Kazakhstan 40.4% compare
- 16 Belgium 39.3% compare
- 17 Switzerland 38.7% compare
- 19 Cyprus 38.0% compare
- 20 Poland 37.1% compare
- 21 Netherlands 37.0% 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)
- 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 38.1% 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 38.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 86 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 15.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release