Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 12.3% 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 12.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 12.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 123 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.7% | — |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -33.1% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 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 12.3% 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 12.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 123 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 89.8%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release