Upper secondary completion in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, 87.0% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.
Bulgaria, 2021
87.0%
Change from 2020
+1.9percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper 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 | 87.0% |
| 2020 | 85.1% |
| 2019 | 84.3% |
| 2018 | 87.6% |
| 2017 | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 86.7% |
| 2015 | 87.8% |
| 2014 | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 86.0% |
| 2012 | 87.4% |
| 2011 | 86.4% |
| 2010 | 86.7% |
| 2009 | 85.4% |
| 2008 | 84.3% |
| 2007 | 84.6% |
| 2006 | 80.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9 percentage points from 85.1% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 86.4%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Lower secondary completion
98.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
8.6%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.8%
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
41.2%
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Adult participation in learning
6.1%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.6%
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