Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9905 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria is 0.9905 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9956 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7852 LPIA, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7852 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9742 LPIA | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9908 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9895 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9899 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9899 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9956 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9904 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.991 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9899 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9859 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9905 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9882 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9906 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9896 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9931 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9925 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9905 LPIA | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9905 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9994 LPIA, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9905 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9993 LPIA, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7852 LPIA | 0.7852 LPIA | 0.7852 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9868 LPIA | 0.9742 LPIA | 0.9908 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9902 LPIA | 0.9859 LPIA | 0.9956 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.992 LPIA | 0.9905 LPIA | 0.9931 LPIA | 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 0.9905 LPIA 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 0.9956 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7852 LPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 99 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 0.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release