Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 63.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria is 63.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria peaked at 63.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 41st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.8% | — |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 31.8% | 42.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 44.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 55.8% | 63.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 38 Republic of Moldova 65.7% compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.6% compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 63.4% compare
- 42 Serbia 63.0% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 62.7% compare
- 44 Mongolia 61.4% compare
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 63.3% 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 63.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 113 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 32.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release