Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.7545 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.7545 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.757 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4804 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 48th out of 105 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 … male upper location LPIA in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4804 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5211 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.56 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.569 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5778 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5925 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6047 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6223 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6141 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5928 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6114 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6195 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6406 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6943 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6929 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6873 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7481 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.757 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7545 LPIA | -0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.7545 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.7545 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5417 LPIA | 0.4804 LPIA | 0.5778 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6285 LPIA | 0.5925 LPIA | 0.6943 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7367 LPIA | 0.6873 LPIA | 0.757 LPIA | 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 0.7545 LPIA 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 0.757 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4804 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 105 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 22.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release