Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9992 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 133 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 education or higher 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% |
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
- 49 Kiribati 0.9995 GPIA compare
- 50 Slovak Republic 0.9995 GPIA compare
- 51 Ireland 0.9992 GPIA compare
- 53 Switzerland 0.9991 GPIA compare
- 54 Cayman Islands 0.999 GPIA compare
- 55 Latvia 0.9987 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 0.9992 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 133 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