Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.6891 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6891 GPIA
Change on year
down 44.6%
World rank
30th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.24 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6009 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.6891 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 44.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6009 GPIA, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.6009 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9636 GPIA | +60.4% |
| 2017 | 0.792 GPIA | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7656 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.881 GPIA | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 1.24 GPIA | +41.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6891 GPIA | -44.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6891 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.6891 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8251 GPIA | 0.6009 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.6891 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria was 0.6891 GPIA 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 1.24 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6009 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 59 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 14.7%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release