Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled was 1.06 million Persons in 2023. ▼ Falling
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Bulgaria, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2023, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Bulgaria stood at 1.06 million Persons. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Bulgaria peaked at 1.16 million Persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million Persons, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.13 million Persons | 1.08 million Persons | 1.16 million Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million Persons | 1.06 million Persons | 1.07 million Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 20 Norway 1.36 million Persons compare
- 21 Finland 1.34 million Persons compare
- 22 New Zealand 1.07 million Persons compare
- 24 Costa Rica 1.02 million Persons compare
- 25 Luxembourg 121,178 Persons compare
- 26 Iceland 96,637 Persons compare
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 enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Bulgaria?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Bulgaria was 1.06 million Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million Persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million Persons in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.