Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9685 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9685 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
67th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.9807 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9425 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.9685 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9807 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9425 GPIA, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 67th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9538 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9452 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9551 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9551 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9508 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9502 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9425 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9465 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.951 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.951 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9481 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9461 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9506 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9638 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9655 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9655 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9807 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9655 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9756 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9706 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9595 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9685 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9511 GPIA | 0.9425 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9607 GPIA | 0.9461 GPIA | 0.9807 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9685 GPIA | 0.9595 GPIA | 0.9756 GPIA | 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 0.9685 GPIA 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 0.9807 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9425 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 137 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 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release