Inequality in education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Inequality in education was 0.0433 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Bulgaria, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0433 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.2% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0731 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0433, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0731 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0712 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0669 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0662 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0643 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0678 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0653 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0633 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.061 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0621 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0593 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0586 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.064 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0433 | -32.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0433 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0476, 91% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0433 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0317, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inequality in education in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -32.2% | 0.064 | 0.0433 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0661 | 0.061 | 0.0731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0563 | 0.0433 | 0.064 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Bulgaria?
- Inequality in education in Bulgaria was 0.0433 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0731 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for inequality in education?
- Bulgaria ranks 143rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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