Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria stood at 5.6%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bulgaria peaked at 6.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 25th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.1% | — |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 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 5.6% 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 6.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 122 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 16.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release