Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 was 73.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 73.2 for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Bulgaria peaked at 86.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.6, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 24th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 65.6 | — |
| 2014 | 69.5 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 73.5 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 76.7 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 77.6 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 79 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 83.3 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 86.5 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 84.9 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 85.5 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.3 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 70 | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 73.2 | +4.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 73.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.4, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 73.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 78, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.03 | 65.6 | 83.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.23 | 70 | 86.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Population density 32.53 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Bulgaria?
- Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Bulgaria was 73.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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