Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.6933 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 0.6933 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.6933 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.394 LPIA, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 51st of 103 countries on this measure, 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 … female upper location LPIA in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.394 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4515 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4816 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4809 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4864 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5168 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5213 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5291 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5209 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5074 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5259 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5332 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5621 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6245 LPIA | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6304 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6116 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6625 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6687 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6933 LPIA | +3.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6933 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.6933 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9158 LPIA, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4589 LPIA | 0.394 LPIA | 0.4864 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5472 LPIA | 0.5074 LPIA | 0.6304 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6591 LPIA | 0.6116 LPIA | 0.6933 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 0.6933 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 0.6933 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st out of 103 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 33.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release