Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population was 4.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Bulgaria is 4.4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Bulgaria peaked at 4.4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd of 47 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: % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.5 | — |
| 2014 | 3.2 | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.05, 62% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.85, 56% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +28.0% | 2.5 | 3.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.61 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.32 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 30 Italy 4.9 compare
- 31 Latvia 4.8 compare
- 32 Latvia 4.7 compare
- 34 North Macedonia 3.8 compare
- 34 North Macedonia 3.8 compare
- 36 Luxembourg 2.6 compare
More population data for Bulgaria
- 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 students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Bulgaria?
- Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Bulgaria was 4.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 by age group - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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