Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender 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 … upper gender 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% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9685 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9685 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.9685 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