Inequality in education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Inequality in education was 0.0433 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Bulgaria, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.75 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Bulgaria?
- Inequality in education in Bulgaria was 0.0433 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.