Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9898 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
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 0.9898 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9898 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9333 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 53rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9365 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9333 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9519 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9559 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9611 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9717 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9794 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9812 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9784 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9828 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9808 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9898 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9898 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9365 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9531 GPIA | 0.9333 GPIA | 0.9635 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9748 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 0.9812 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9898 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 0.9898 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 0.9898 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9333 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 132 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 1.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release