Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 85th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +45.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release