Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 94.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria stood at 94.6%.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 94.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 20th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +213.0% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 94.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.3%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 94.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male 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 | +213.0% | 26.2% | 82.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 82.1% | 88.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.1% | 94.6% | 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 94.6% 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 94.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th 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 4.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release