Progression to secondary school, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Progression to secondary school, female was 98.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school, female in Bulgaria, 1985–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 98.8% for progression to secondary school, female in 2016.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Bulgaria peaked at 100.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 1989.
Bulgaria ranks 54th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Progression to secondary school, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 98.5% | — |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.7% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 96.8% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 97.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 98.5% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 97.3% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 98.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.0% | 93.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 97.5% | 95.5% | 98.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.2% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 7 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Bulgaria?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Bulgaria was 98.8% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 1989.
- How does Bulgaria rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).