Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 16.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 16.7% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 16.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 10th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.3% | 16.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 4 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bulgaria was 16.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release