Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 91.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 91.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 98.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 81st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 61.0% | — |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 61.0% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 79.2% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 91.3% | 97.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria was 91.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release