Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 26.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria is 26.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 30.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1975.
That places Bulgaria 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +174.1% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +1.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 26.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 26.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both 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 | +174.1% | 5.5% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.0% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 20.7% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 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 26.4% 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 30.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd 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 15.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release