Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 100,023 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Bulgaria, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Bulgaria is 100,023, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Bulgaria peaked at 100,023 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44,975, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56,316 | — |
| 2014 | 53,487 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 50,326 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 44,975 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 48,281 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 49,504 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47,411 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 95,168 | +100.7% |
| 2021 | 91,518 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 87,909 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 94,397 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 100,023 | +6.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 100,023 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 100,023 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85,533, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50,043 | 44,975 | 56,316 | 7 |
| 2020s | 93,803 | 87,909 | 100,023 | 5 |
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 graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Bulgaria?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Bulgaria was 100,023 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 100,023 in 2024.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,975 in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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