Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.26 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.26 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5495 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Bulgaria 12th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.5495 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +85.7% |
| 2001 | 1.15 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.24 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.23 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +85.7% | 0.5495 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5495 GPIA | 0.5495 GPIA | 0.5495 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 4 |
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 1.26 GPIA 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 1.28 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5495 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 108 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 down 0.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release