Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 97.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 97.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 17th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 50.8% | — |
| 2001 | 87.9% | +73.1% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 97.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both 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 | +73.1% | 50.8% | 87.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 87.9% | 92.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.2% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 14 Azerbaijan 98.2% compare
- 15 Switzerland 98.2% compare
- 16 Lithuania 97.9% compare
- 18 United States 96.6% compare
- 19 Canada 96.4% compare
- 20 Montenegro 96.1% compare
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 97.0% 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 97.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th out of 135 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 2.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release