Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 88.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria, 1996–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria is 88.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 98.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 122nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 95.1% | — |
| 1997 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 98.9% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 95.1% | 98.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 97.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 88.0% | 97.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria was 88.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.