First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 36,232 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
36,232
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
21st
of 30 countries
All-time high
48,304
in 2015
All-time low
36,232
in 2022
Years of data
8
2015–2022
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Bulgaria, 2015–2022
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Bulgaria is 36,232, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Bulgaria ranks 21st of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48,304 | — |
| 2016 | 43,339 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 47,826 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 47,637 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 45,047 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 45,133 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 43,034 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 36,232 | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46,431 | 43,339 | 48,304 | 5 |
| 2020s | 41,466 | 36,232 | 45,133 | 3 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Bulgaria?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Bulgaria was 36,232 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 48,304 in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,232 in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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