Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria stood at 98.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 98.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.1% | — |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 89.4% | 92.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.1% | 96.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
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 98.1% 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 98.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th 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 2.5%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release