Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant male was 99.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2022
All-time low
98.7%
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 99.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bulgaria peaked at 99.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.7% | — |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 99.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 99.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 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 99.3% 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 99.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 40 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 down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release