Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9992 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9992 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
52nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.9103 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
25
1975–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria stood at 0.9992 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria peaked at 1 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9103 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 52nd out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.9161 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.9103 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9816 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9951 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9992 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9992 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9161 GPIA | 0.9161 GPIA | 0.9161 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9816 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9936 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9963 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.9992 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 1 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9103 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 134 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 0.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release