Gross graduation ratio … both sexes UNESCO Institute for Sta in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross graduation ratio … both sexes UNESCO Institute for Sta was 48.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in Bulgaria, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 48.3% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Bulgaria peaked at 48.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio … both sexes UNESCO Institute for Sta in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.2% | — |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 48.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 48.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross graduation ratio … both sexes UNESCO Institute for Sta in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +49.4% | 17.1% | 25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 17.1% | 28.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 29.1% | 48.3% | 9 |
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 gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Bulgaria?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Bulgaria was 48.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of graduates from first degree programmes (at ISCED 6 and 7) expressed as a percentage of the population of the theoretical graduation age of the most common first degree programme.