Tertiary education in Severozapaden

In Severozapaden, 27.7% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Severozapaden, 2025 27.7% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.4percentage points 2024: 26.3%
Bulgaria, 2025 35.7% Country total
Position in 2025 205th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Severozapaden over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period SeverozapadenBulgaria
2025 27.7% 35.7%
2024 26.3%b (break in time series) 33.8%b (break in time series)
2023 21.0% 30.5%
2022 18.8% 29.9%
2021 19.8%b (break in time series) 29.7%b (break in time series)
2020 20.8% 29.2%
2019 19.3%b (break in time series) 27.9%b (break in time series)
2018 20.6% 28.2%
2017 19.9% 27.8%
2016 19.9% 27.7%
2015 21.5% 27.5%
2014 20.6%b (break in time series) 27.0%b (break in time series)
2013 19.4% 25.6%
2012 18.7% 24.0%
2011 18.2%b (break in time series) 23.6%b (break in time series)
2010 18.5%b (break in time series) 23.3%b (break in time series)
2009 17.1% 23.0%
2008 17.4% 22.8%
2007 17.4% 22.4%
2006 18.4%b (break in time series) 21.9%b (break in time series)
2005 17.5% 21.6%
2004 18.2% 21.7%
2003 18.8% 21.3%
2002 – 21.2%
2001 – 21.3%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 26.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 21.5%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Severozapaden has the 205th highest value.
  • The figure for Bulgaria in 2025 was 35.7%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2003 to 2025 for Severozapaden
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat