Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 26.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria is 26.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bulgaria peaked at 26.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 50th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.9% | 19.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.8% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.0% | 26.4% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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 26.4% 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 26.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th 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 2.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release