Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bulgaria, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Bulgaria stood at 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Bulgaria peaked at 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 52nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 30.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 49 Greece 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 51 Kuwait 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 53 Russia 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 54 Iraq 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 55 Belarus 35.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.75 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Bulgaria?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bulgaria was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.