Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender was 0.9897 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9897 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.9897 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9531 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria stood at 0.9897 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9897 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9531 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9531 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9748 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9752 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9742 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9817 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9811 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9783 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.983 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9897 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9899 GPIA, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9897 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.992 GPIA, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9587 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9758 GPIA | 0.9686 GPIA | 0.9817 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9851 GPIA | 0.983 GPIA | 0.9897 GPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria was 0.9897 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.9897 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9531 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release