Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 2.22 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Bulgaria, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.22 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 178.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Bulgaria peaked at 2.22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1971.
That places Bulgaria 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0.0667 | — |
| 1994 | 0.1334 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2002 | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2669 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2737 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3098 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3459 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.323 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3104 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3452 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3736 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3803 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4441 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4952 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5464 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6334 | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7375 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7648 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7378 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7548 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7927 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7962 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9164 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 1.48 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.67 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 1.87 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 2.05 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.09 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.21 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 2.22 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1597 | 0 | 0.3459 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4589 | 0.3104 | 0.7375 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.7378 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.87 | 2.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 176 Eswatini 2.96 compare
- 177 Republic of Moldova 2.74 compare
- 178 Ukraine 2.41 compare
- 180 New Zealand 2.21 compare
- 181 Romania 2.2 compare
- 182 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.19 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Bulgaria?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Bulgaria was 2.22 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 2024.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.