Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 119.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Bulgaria, 1995–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.