Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.6891 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria, 2015β2023
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.
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
- 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 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