Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme … age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme … age was 182,280 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 182,280 for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Bulgaria peaked at 235,476 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 182,280, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme … age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 235,476 | — |
| 2014 | 232,110 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 223,664 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 221,044 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 223,404 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 200,538 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 199,394 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 198,514 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 198,501 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 198,489 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 193,490 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 186,155 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 182,280 | -2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 182,280 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 251,752, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 182,280 is below the median for high income countries, which is 284,222, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 219,376 | 199,394 | 235,476 | 7 |
| 2020s | 192,905 | 182,280 | 198,514 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Bulgaria?
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Bulgaria was 182,280 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 235,476 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,280 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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