Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7287 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.7287 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7287 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.633 GPIA, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 87th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.633 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6586 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6596 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6446 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6408 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6431 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6423 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6579 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6599 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.666 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6566 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6615 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6658 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.669 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6764 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6761 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6777 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6746 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.675 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6791 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6762 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.708 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7149 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7287 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6489 GPIA | 0.633 GPIA | 0.6599 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6699 GPIA | 0.6566 GPIA | 0.6777 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7014 GPIA | 0.6762 GPIA | 0.7287 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Bulgaria was 0.7287 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7287 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.633 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release