Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.5% 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 2.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 2.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 61st out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +76.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7644 % change on previous year (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 2.5% 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 2.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 121 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 26.1%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release