Progression to secondary school in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Progression to secondary school was 99.3% in 2016. β¬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Bulgaria, 1971β2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Bulgaria is 99.3%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Bulgaria peaked at 99.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 1989.
That places Bulgaria 42nd out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 97.9% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 93.5% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.9% | 95.3% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.3% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 39 Mauritius 99.4% compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.4% compare
- 41 China (People's Republic of) 99.4% compare
- 43 Mongolia 99.3% compare
- 44 Azerbaijan 99.2% compare
- 45 Kenya 99.2% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.75 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Bulgaria?
- Progression to secondary school in Bulgaria was 99.3% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 1989.
- How does Bulgaria rank for progression to secondary school?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 (%). 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).