Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 81.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria is 81.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 81.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.8% | — |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 81.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 81.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 58.8% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 71.5% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 78.8% | 81.6% | 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 81.6% 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 81.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 140 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 7.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release