Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 97.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 97.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 97.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2006.
Bulgaria ranks 24th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 94.1% | — |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.8% | 94.1% | 95.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.6% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 94.6% | 97.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria was 97.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release