Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9991 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 education or higher 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% |
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 of America 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
- 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 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