Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 93.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Bulgaria stood at 93.2%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Bulgaria peaked at 99.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 82nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 89.7% | — |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 89.7% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 94.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 92.9% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 79 Latvia 93.7% compare
- 80 Botswana 93.4% compare
- 81 San Marino 93.3% compare
- 83 North Macedonia 92.9% compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 92.9% compare
- 85 Cape Verde 92.8% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,697 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Bulgaria?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Bulgaria was 93.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.