Percentage of graduates … both sexes Natural Mathematics Statistics in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates … both sexes Natural Mathematics Statistics was 3.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria is 3.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 3.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … both sexes Natural Mathematics Statistics in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.4% | — |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -26.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -40.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +65.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -6.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 62% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- 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)
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 3.1% 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 3.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 97 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 77.9%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.