Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9588 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria is 0.9588 GPIA, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9617 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7459 GPIA, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 47th of 94 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, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7459 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8532 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8945 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9026 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9065 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9176 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9284 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9319 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9318 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9292 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9307 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9402 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9512 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9531 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9561 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9617 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9588 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7459 GPIA | 0.7459 GPIA | 0.7459 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8949 GPIA | 0.8532 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9375 GPIA | 0.9284 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.9561 GPIA | 0.9617 GPIA | 3 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (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 0.9588 GPIA 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 0.9617 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7459 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 94 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 2.6%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release