Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted 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 … other adjusted 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% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 1.3% compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% compare
- 54 United Kingdom 1.2% compare
- 55 Philippines 1.2% compare
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 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