Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 60.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria is 60.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 60.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 41st out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 upper … upper rural female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.3% | — |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +4.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 60.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 60.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 28.3% | 38.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 40.8% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 52.4% | 60.1% | 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 upper secondary education or in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria was 60.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release