Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 50.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Bulgaria, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Bulgaria stood at 50.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Bulgaria peaked at 59.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.8% | — |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +43.6% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +37.6% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -15.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 50.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.8%, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 50.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.0%, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 8.8% | 22.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 25.7% | 42.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 45.3% | 59.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Bulgaria was 50.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release