Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 88.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 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
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Bulgaria stood at 88.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Bulgaria peaked at 99.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 142nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 93.9% | — |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 97.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.0% | 93.9% | 97.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 95.8% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 88.1% | 99.5% | 8 |
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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 in Bulgaria?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Bulgaria was 88.1% 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 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% 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.