Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 23.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 160.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 23.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 25th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | — |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.6% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 0.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 17.8% | 23.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 23.3% 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 23.3% in 2023.
- 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 25th out of 124 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 up 160.6%. 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 Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release