Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 79.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria stood at 79.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 79.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 34th out of 141 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 education or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.1% | — |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 56.1% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 68.0% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.9% | 79.1% | 4 |
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 79.0% 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 79.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 141 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 9.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release