Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.9327 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
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria stood at 0.9327 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9353 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3008 LPIA, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 35th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 … female lower location LPIA in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3008 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7607 LPIA | +152.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8317 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8422 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.842 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8584 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8739 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8757 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8833 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8759 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.867 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8741 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8887 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8983 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9181 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.915 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.918 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9353 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9327 LPIA | -0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9327 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9786 LPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9327 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9839 LPIA, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female 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 | +152.9% | 0.3008 LPIA | 0.7607 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3008 LPIA | 0.3008 LPIA | 0.3008 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.827 LPIA | 0.7607 LPIA | 0.8584 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.887 LPIA | 0.867 LPIA | 0.9181 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9287 LPIA | 0.918 LPIA | 0.9353 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 0.9327 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 0.9353 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3008 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th 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 5.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release