Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral non-immigrant male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral non-immigrant male was 0.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.4%
Change on year
up 60.4%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 60.4% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 0.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral non-immigrant male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +89.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +47.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -37.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +60.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 40% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 29 Serbia 0.6% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 0.6%
- 31 Italy 0.5% compare
- 33 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% compare
- 35 Romania 0.2% compare
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 doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release