Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total fell 2.34% to 20.9% in Bulgaria in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 35.0% in 2004 and an all time low of 20.9% in 2016.
Bulgaria has been ranked 17th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - 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 | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.5% | 24.4% | 23.3% | 22.1% | 22.3% | ||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.1% | 24.9% | 23.2% | 22.0% | 20.5% | ||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.3% | 24.6% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 21.2% | ||||||||
| Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.6% | 37.2% | 36.0% | 35.3% | 34.9% | ||||||
| Moldova | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.1% | 31.3% | 30.5% | 30.0% | 32.1% | ||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69.9% | 69.1% | 67.6% | 66.7% | 66.5% | ||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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