Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9991 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9991 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9991 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9535 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.9991 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9991 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9535 GPIA, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9535 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9898 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9955 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9971 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9962 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9971 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9991 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9991 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9991 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9998 GPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9943 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9974 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.9991 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 33 United States 0.9993 GPIA compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0.9993 GPIA compare
- 35 Lithuania 0.9993 GPIA compare
- 37 Switzerland 0.999 GPIA compare
- 38 Luxembourg 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 39 Georgia 0.9988 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria was 0.9991 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9991 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9535 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release