Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 10.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 10.6% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 11.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 53rd out of 74 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +42.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.9% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 50 Republic of Moldova 11.8% compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.6% compare
- 52 Viet Nam 11.1% compare
- 54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.0% compare
- 55 Panama 9.0% compare
- 56 Colombia 8.0% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria was 10.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release