Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9988 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria stood at 0.9988 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9988 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8043 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 41st out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8043 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9631 GPIA | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.985 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9848 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9949 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.993 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.993 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9988 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9988 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8043 GPIA | 0.8043 GPIA | 0.8043 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9834 GPIA | 0.9631 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9919 GPIA | 0.9848 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9958 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 3 |
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 primary education or higher in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria was 0.9988 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 0.9988 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8043 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 100 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 0.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release