Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.2313 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria stood at 0.2313 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2504 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.167 LPIA, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 63rd out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.167 LPIA | 0.167 LPIA | 0.167 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1831 LPIA | 0.1712 LPIA | 0.1953 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2039 LPIA | 0.1847 LPIA | 0.2357 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2301 LPIA | 0.2026 LPIA | 0.2504 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria was 0.2313 LPIA 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 0.2504 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.167 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 70 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 16.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release