Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Bulgaria, 2015–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Bulgaria stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 45th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 4 |
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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Bulgaria?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Bulgaria was 0.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.