Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 95.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Bulgaria stood at 95.28. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Bulgaria peaked at 111.75 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 95.28, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 163rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 105.34 | — |
| 2002 | 109.65 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 111.69 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 111.75 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 110.92 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 108.82 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 106.11 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 104.16 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 102.06 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 101.4 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 101.12 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.36 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.79 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 99.25 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.13 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.08 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.59 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.79 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.44 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.54 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.61 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.89 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.42 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.28 | -0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 95.28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.82, 95% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 95.28 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 101.19, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.83 | 102.06 | 111.75 | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.9 | 96.44 | 101.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.75 | 95.28 | 96.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 160 Turkmenistan 95.69 compare
- 161 Falkland Islands 95.67
- 162 Saint Helena 95.65
- 164 Kiribati 95.27 compare
- 165 Canada 95.01 compare
- 166 Brunei 94.82 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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Bulgaria?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Bulgaria was 95.28 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 111.75 in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.28 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Bulgaria ranks 163rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 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
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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.