Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 9.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 14.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 50th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | — |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.3% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 9.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 47 Switzerland 9.7% compare
- 48 Netherlands 9.7% compare
- 49 Ukraine 9.5% compare
- 51 New Zealand 9.4% compare
- 52 Turkey 9.3% compare
- 53 United Kingdom 9.3% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 9.4% in 2018, 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 14.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.