Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.9% 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 7.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 8.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 6.3% | — |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 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 7.9% 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 8.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th 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 23.0%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release