Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 39th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5% | — |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +11.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 41% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 0.4% 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 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 55 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 down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release