Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 91.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria stood at 91.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 5th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84.1% | — |
| 2007 | 80.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.2% | 80.4% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 86.0% | 94.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 91.8% | 95.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (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 91.8% 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 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 38 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 0.2%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release