Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 68.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 68.8% for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Bulgaria peaked at 87.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 11th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.7% | — |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.1% | 73.7% | 87.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 68.8% | 80.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Bulgaria?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Bulgaria was 68.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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