Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 22.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria stood at 22.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria peaked at 22.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 63rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.5% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.7% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 2 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria was 22.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release