Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 1.25% to 24.3% in Bulgaria in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 24.3% in 2016 and an all time low of 17.8% in 2004.
Bulgaria has been ranked 22nd within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Albania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.0% | 20.2% | 20.8% | 22.2% | 23.5% | ||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 19.0% | ||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.3% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 20.6% | ||||||||
| Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.0% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 15.7% | 15.9% | ||||||
| Moldova | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 13.5% | 13.9% | ||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.9% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 14.1% | ||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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