Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 94.15 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
94.15
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 62 countries
All-time high
94.15
in 2023
All-time low
91.69
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Bulgaria, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 93.21991: 93.31992: 93.31993: 93.31994: 93.21995: 931996: 92.71997: 92.41998: 92.21999: 92.12000: 91.82001: 91.82002: 91.72003: 91.72004: 91.72005: 91.82006: 91.92007: 92.12008: 92.22009: 92.42010: 92.62011: 92.92012: 93.12013: 93.32014: 93.52015: 93.62016: 93.72017: 93.82018: 93.82019: 93.92020: 942021: 942022: 94.12023: 94.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Bulgaria stood at 94.15. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Bulgaria peaked at 94.15 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.69, in 2003.

Bulgaria ranks 44th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 93.19
1991 93.29 +0.1%
1992 93.31 +0.0%
1993 93.27 -0.0%
1994 93.16 -0.1%
1995 92.95 -0.2%
1996 92.7 -0.3%
1997 92.44 -0.3%
1998 92.23 -0.2%
1999 92.06 -0.2%
2000 91.85 -0.2%
2001 91.76 -0.1%
2002 91.73 -0.0%
2003 91.69 -0.0%
2004 91.72 +0.0%
2005 91.77 +0.1%
2006 91.92 +0.2%
2007 92.08 +0.2%
2008 92.22 +0.2%
2009 92.41 +0.2%
2010 92.61 +0.2%
2011 92.89 +0.3%
2012 93.09 +0.2%
2013 93.3 +0.2%
2014 93.48 +0.2%
2015 93.59 +0.1%
2016 93.67 +0.1%
2017 93.75 +0.1%
2018 93.84 +0.1%
2019 93.9 +0.1%
2020 93.95 +0.1%
2021 94 +0.1%
2022 94.09 +0.1%
2023 94.15 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.86 92.06 93.31 10
2000s 91.91 91.69 92.41 10
2010s 93.41 92.61 93.9 10
2020s 94.05 93.95 94.15 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 41 Spain 95.08 compare
  2. 42 Republic of Moldova 94.95 compare
  3. 43 Cyprus 94.47 compare
  4. 45 Portugal 93.12 compare
  5. 46 Romania 92.98 compare
  6. 47 Germany 92.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Bulgaria?
Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Bulgaria was 94.15 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 94.15 in 2023.
What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 91.69 in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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