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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

Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+5.9 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
Yugozapaden
44.5%
Bulgaria
35.7%
European Union
36.9%

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

YearYugozapadenChange BulgariaEuropean 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAdults with higher education
1 Yugozapaden 43.2%
2 Severoiztochen 28.7%
3 Severen tsentralen 26.3%
4 Yuzhen tsentralen 22.8%
5 Yugoiztochen 21.8%
6 Severozapaden 18.8%

Source: Eurostat, 2022

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.