Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria stood at 99.2%.
The figure is up 0.1% 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 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1975.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 25.9% | — |
| 1992 | 82.7% | +219.7% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 99.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 99.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +219.7% | 25.9% | 82.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 82.7% | 82.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 99.3% compare
- 34 Albania 99.3% compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 99.3% compare
- 37 Andorra 99.2% compare
- 38 United States 99.1% compare
- 39 Bahamas 99.1% 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 99.2% 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 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 137 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 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release