Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 was 0.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population in Bulgaria, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.5 for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Bulgaria peaked at 0.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 31st out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4 | — |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +66.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9, 56% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4571 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.38 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Bulgaria?
- Doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Bulgaria was 0.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population aged 25 to 34. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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