Lower secondary completion in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, 98.0% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Bulgaria, 2021
98.0%
Change from 2020
+2.8percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
98.3%
Lower secondary completion in Bulgaria over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 98.0% |
| 2020 | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 94.5% |
| 2018 | 96.3% |
| 2017 | 96.8% |
| 2016 | 96.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% |
| 2014 | 95.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% |
| 2012 | 95.8% |
| 2011 | 96.2% |
| 2010 | 96.5% |
| 2009 | 94.7% |
| 2008 | 95.1% |
| 2007 | 95.3% |
| 2006 | 93.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8 percentage points from 95.2% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 96.2%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Primary completion (UIS)
99.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
87.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
41.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat