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Adults with higher education in Yugozapaden
2000 – 2025 · 26 data points
1 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025
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6 figures
People
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Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
44.5%
+1.6 pp
since 2024
Regions of Bulgaria · 2025
1 of 6
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+5.9 pp
vs Bulgaria
+8.8 pp
Bulgaria: 35.7% · 2025
Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+5.9 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
2000
2010
2015
2025
Yugozapaden
Bulgaria
European Union
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025
Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 2000 – 2025
Latest value
44.5% · 2025
First value
25.8% · 2000
Highest
44.5% · 2025
Lowest
25.8% · 2000
Data points
26
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Yugozapaden | Change | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.5% | +1.6 pp | 35.7% | 36.9% |
| 2024break in series | 42.9% | +1.1 pp | 33.8% | 35.9% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | −1.4 pp | 30.5% | 35.1% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +0.1 pp | 29.9% | 34.2% |
| 2021break in series | 43.1% | +0.4 pp | 29.7% | 33.6% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +3.2 pp | 29.2% | 32.8% |
| 2019break in series | 39.5% | −0.3 pp | 27.9% | 31.7% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +0.6 pp | 28.2% | 30.7% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | −0.2 pp | 27.8% | 29.9% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +0.8 pp | 27.7% | 29.1% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +1.1 pp | 27.5% | 28.5% |
| 2014break in series | 37.5% | +2.4 pp | 27.0% | 27.8% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +2.1 pp | 25.6% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +0.2 pp | 24.0% | 26.2% |
| 2011break in series | 32.8% | −0.8 pp | 23.6% | 25.4% |
| 2010break in series | 33.6% | −0.1 pp | 23.3% | 24.6% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +0.1 pp | 23.0% | 23.9% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +0.4 pp | 22.8% | 23.1% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +1.3 pp | 22.4% | 22.4% |
| 2006break in series | 31.9% | +0.4 pp | 21.9% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +0.4 pp | 21.6% | 21.5% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +1.0 pp | 21.7% | 20.9% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +0.6 pp | 21.3% | 19.8% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.2 pp | 21.2% | 18.8% |
| 2001break in series | 29.3% | +3.5 pp | 21.3% | — |
| 2000 | 25.8% | 18.2% | — |
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Adults with higher education | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Severen tsentralen | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Severoiztochen | 27.0% | |
| 6 | Severozapaden | 20.6% | |
| 5 | Yugoiztochen | 20.9% | |
| 1 | Yugozapaden | 37.5% | |
| 4 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 21.4% |
Source: Eurostat, 2014
What it means
The share of adults with a university or other tertiary degree.
How it is calculated
People aged 25–64 whose highest completed education is tertiary (ISCED 5–8) divided by all people of that age.
Education & commute
Yugozapaden in numbers