Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.2455 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, 1992–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria is 0.2455 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2455 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1608 LPIA, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1608 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1867 LPIA | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2161 LPIA | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2105 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2083 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2157 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2344 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2289 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2368 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2318 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2302 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2319 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2213 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.24 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2455 LPIA | +2.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.2455 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7187 LPIA, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.2455 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.639 LPIA, 38% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1608 LPIA | 0.1608 LPIA | 0.1608 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2075 LPIA | 0.1867 LPIA | 0.2161 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2319 LPIA | 0.2213 LPIA | 0.24 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2455 LPIA | 0.2455 LPIA | 0.2455 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria was 0.2455 LPIA in 2020, 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 0.2455 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1608 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release