Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary was 38.4% 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 38.4% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% 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 38.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 34th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +1.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 38.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.5%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 38.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.7%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 26.4% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 30.2% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.0% | 38.4% | 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 38.4% 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 38.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 77 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release