Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 88.0% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 15th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67.3% | — |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 67.3% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 80.0% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.1% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 90.4% compare
- 13 Mongolia 90.3% compare
- 14 Sweden 88.8% compare
- 16 Macau, China 86.6% compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 85.9% compare
- 18 Czechia 85.1% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Bulgaria?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Bulgaria was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release