Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 88.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
88.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
122nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 1998
All-time low
88.0%
in 2017
Years of data
17
1996–2017

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria, 1996–2017

0204060801001996200620171996: 95.1 % of primary school age children1997: 95.8 % of primary school age children1998: 98.9 % of primary school age children1999: 98.4 % of primary school age children2000: 97.9 % of primary school age children2001: 97.9 % of primary school age children2002: 96.3 % of primary school age children2003: 96.4 % of primary school age children2004: 97 % of primary school age children2005: 95.8 % of primary school age children2006: 97 % of primary school age children2012: 97.1 % of primary school age children2013: 95.3 % of primary school age children2014: 93.8 % of primary school age children2015: 92 % of primary school age children2016: 89.6 % of primary school age children2017: 88 % of primary school age children

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

Annual values for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children) in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children)
Unit
% of primary school age children
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 3,568 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.