Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female was 98.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Bulgaria, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Bulgaria is 98.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Bulgaria peaked at 98.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 19th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 92.6% | — |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1% | 92.6% | 94.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 89.4% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.4% | 98.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Bulgaria?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Bulgaria was 98.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release