End month of the academic school year in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: End month of the academic school year was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
190th
of 221 countries
All-time high
7
in 2023
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
End month of the academic school year in Bulgaria, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5 for end month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Bulgaria peaked at 7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
That places Bulgaria 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 190 Albania 5 compare
- 190 Armenia 5 compare
- 190 Azerbaijan 5 compare
- 190 Belarus 5 compare
- 190 Canada 5 compare
- 190 Djibouti 5 compare
- 190 Denmark 5 compare
- 190 Finland 5 compare
- 190 Micronesia, Federated States of 5 compare
- 190 Ireland 5 compare
- 190 Iceland 5 compare
- 190 Kazakhstan 5 compare
- 190 Kyrgyzstan 5 compare
- 190 Republic of Moldova 5 compare
- 190 Norway 5 compare
- 190 Puerto Rico 5 compare
- 190 Portugal 5 compare
- 190 Syrian Arab Republic 5 compare
- 190 Tajikistan 5 compare
- 190 Turkmenistan 5 compare
- 190 United States of America 5 compare
- 190 Viet Nam 5 compare
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 end month of the academic school year in Bulgaria?
- End month of the academic school year in Bulgaria was 5 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Bulgaria ranks 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release