Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria is 99.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 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 99.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd of 105 countries on this measure, 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 education or higher in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 89.5% | — |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 97.8% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 99.5% 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 99.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 105 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release