Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 26.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 26.4% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Bulgaria peaked at 26.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 50th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.9% | 19.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.8% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.0% | 26.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Bulgaria was 26.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.