School completion in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School completion was 99.13 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.13
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
55th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.13
in 2025
All-time low
97.69
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Bulgaria, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 99.13 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Bulgaria peaked at 99.13 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97.69, in 1981.
That places Bulgaria 55th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
School completion in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 97.69 | — |
| 1982 | 97.73 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 97.77 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.81 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 97.85 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 97.87 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 97.91 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 97.96 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 97.99 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.02 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.06 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.09 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.12 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.14 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.17 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.18 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.22 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.29 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.34 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.4 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.46 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.53 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.6 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.65 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.75 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.78 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.81 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.86 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.92 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.98 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.02 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.04 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.09 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.13 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 99.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 99.13 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.63, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.84 | 97.69 | 97.99 | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.15 | 98.02 | 98.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.55 | 98.29 | 98.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.91 | 98.81 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.08 | 99.02 | 99.13 | 6 |
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 school completion in Bulgaria?
- School completion in Bulgaria was 99.13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.13 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.69 in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school completion?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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