Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 94.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 94.0% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Bulgaria peaked at 101.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91.1% | — |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 101.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 100.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 91.1% | 97.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 95.6% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.5% | 100.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Bulgaria?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Bulgaria was 94.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 101.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, total (% 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.