Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 86.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.79
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 62 countries
All-time high
86.79
in 2023
All-time low
80.58
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 86.79 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Bulgaria peaked at 86.79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.58, in 2003.
Bulgaria ranks 25th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.55 | — |
| 1991 | 81.73 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.67 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.56 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 81.44 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.38 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.39 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.43 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.4 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.26 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.04 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.81 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.65 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.58 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.65 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.91 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.5 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.09 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.64 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.94 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.18 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.4 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.65 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.9 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.21 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.55 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.93 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.34 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.68 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.98 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.18 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.38 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.58 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.79 | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 86.79 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 86.79 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.48 | 81.26 | 81.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.38 | 80.58 | 82.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.48 | 83.18 | 85.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.48 | 86.18 | 86.79 | 4 |
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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Bulgaria?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Bulgaria was 86.79 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.79 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.58 in 2003.
- How does Bulgaria rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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