Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bulgaria, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bulgaria is 1.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bulgaria peaked at 1.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 113th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.3% | — |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +39.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -45.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +17.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 110 Hong Kong, China 1.2% compare
- 111 Grenada 1.1% compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
- 114 Hungary 1.0% compare
- 115 Niger 1.0% compare
- 116 Seychelles 1.0% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bulgaria?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bulgaria was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release