Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.9486 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria is 0.9486 LPIA, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9504 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3457 LPIA, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 37th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3457 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8098 LPIA | +134.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8678 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8757 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8759 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8869 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.898 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8996 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9066 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9001 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8941 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9012 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9123 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9201 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9377 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9313 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9346 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9504 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9486 LPIA | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9486 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9794 LPIA, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9486 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 LPIA, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +134.3% | 0.3457 LPIA | 0.8098 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3457 LPIA | 0.3457 LPIA | 0.3457 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8632 LPIA | 0.8098 LPIA | 0.8869 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9101 LPIA | 0.8941 LPIA | 0.9377 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9445 LPIA | 0.9346 LPIA | 0.9504 LPIA | 3 |
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 lower secondary education or in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria was 0.9486 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9504 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release