Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Bulgaria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Bulgaria stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Bulgaria peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 99th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in Bulgaria was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release