Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bulgaria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bulgaria stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bulgaria peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 52nd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 49 Armenia 1.3% compare
- 50 Mexico 1.3% compare
- 51 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.3% compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% compare
- 54 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2% compare
- 55 Philippines 1.2% 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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bulgaria was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release