Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 19.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
19.3%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
64th
of 98 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 2002
All-time low
18.3%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Bulgaria, 1999–2018

01020301999200820181999: 19 %2000: 18.3 %2001: 20.6 %2002: 27.6 %2003: 21.3 %2004: 22 %2005: 22 %2007: 22.1 %2008: 18.9 %2009: 19.9 %2010: 20.8 %2011: 20.2 %2012: 22.7 %2013: 21.2 %2014: 21 %2015: 20.8 %2016: 19.7 %2017: 20.5 %2018: 19.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 19.3% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in 2018.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Bulgaria peaked at 27.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2000.

Bulgaria ranks 64th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.0% 19.0% 19.0% 1
2000s 21.4% 18.3% 27.6% 9
2010s 20.7% 19.3% 22.7% 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 61 Burundi 19.7% compare
  2. 62 Liechtenstein 19.6% compare
  3. 63 Turkey 19.4% compare
  4. 65 Morocco 19.0% compare
  5. 66 Luxembourg 18.8% compare
  6. 67 Albania 18.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Bulgaria?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Bulgaria was 19.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Bulgaria ranks 64th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.