Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 33.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
33.9%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
35th
of 101 countries
All-time high
33.9%
in 2023
All-time low
31.9%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 33.9% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Bulgaria ranks 35th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 32.9% | — |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.9% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.4% | 33.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 32 Spain 37.6% compare
- 33 Tajikistan 36.7%
- 34 Greece 34.4% compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 33.6% compare
- 37 Hungary 33.6% compare
- 38 Azerbaijan 33.1% 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria was 33.9% 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 33.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 101 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 3.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release