Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 20.8% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bulgaria, 2015β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 20.8% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bulgaria peaked at 20.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 20.8% | 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 20.8% 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 20.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 78 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 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release