Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 30.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 30.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 30.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2006.
Bulgaria ranks 21st of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.6% | — |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.6% | 23.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.6% | 30.3% | 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)
- 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 30.3% 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 30.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 28 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 17.6%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release