Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 5.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Bulgaria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Bulgaria peaked at 7.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2008.
Bulgaria ranks 74th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.4% | — |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +32.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 71 Switzerland 5.8% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 5.7% compare
- 73 Germany 5.5% compare
- 75 El Salvador 5.4% compare
- 76 Ethiopia 5.2% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 5.2% compare
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 arts in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Bulgaria was 5.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release