Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 119.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
119.0%
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
20th
of 182 countries
All-time high
119.0%
in 2018
All-time low
86.0%
in 2003
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria, 1995–2018

02550751001251995200620181995: 101.8 %1996: 103.8 %1997: 103.6 %1998: 101 %1999: 101.9 %2000: 103.3 %2001: 105 %2002: 107.1 %2003: 86 %2004: 88.6 %2005: 89 %2006: 89.7 %2007: 90.7 %2008: 90.7 %2009: 91 %2010: 91.7 %2011: 95.3 %2012: 94.9 %2013: 101.6 %2014: 110.6 %2015: 111.8 %2016: 110.1 %2017: 109.8 %2018: 119 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria stood at 119.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 119.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2003.

That places Bulgaria 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 101.8%
1996 103.8% +1.9%
1997 103.6% -0.1%
1998 101.0% -2.6%
1999 101.9% +0.9%
2000 103.3% +1.5%
2001 105.0% +1.6%
2002 107.1% +2.0%
2003 86.0% -19.7%
2004 88.6% +3.0%
2005 89.0% +0.4%
2006 89.7% +0.8%
2007 90.7% +1.1%
2008 90.7% +0.0%
2009 91.0% +0.3%
2010 91.7% +0.8%
2011 95.3% +3.9%
2012 94.9% -0.5%
2013 101.6% +7.1%
2014 110.6% +8.9%
2015 111.8% +1.0%
2016 110.1% -1.5%
2017 109.8% -0.3%
2018 119.0% +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 102.4% 101.0% 103.8% 5
2000s 94.1% 86.0% 107.1% 10
2010s 105.0% 91.7% 119.0% 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 17 Portugal 125.3% compare
  2. 18 Norway 125.2% compare
  3. 19 Grenada 119.2% compare
  4. 21 Canada 118.4% compare
  5. 22 Kazakhstan 117.6% compare
  6. 23 Latvia 115.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria was 119.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 119.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.