Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 88.0% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, 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 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Bulgaria?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Bulgaria was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, 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, pre-primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release