Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male was 98.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 98.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria peaked at 98.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 35th of 100 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 … primary rural male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 98.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 98.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +30.5% | 73.7% | 96.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 96.2% | 98.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 32 Lithuania 99.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 98.7% compare
- 34 Romania 98.6% compare
- 36 Netherlands 98.6% compare
- 37 Belgium 98.5% compare
- 38 Tajikistan 98.5% 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 98.6% 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 98.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 100 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 0.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release