Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 299,071 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Bulgaria, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 299,071 for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Bulgaria peaked at 377,338 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 262,182, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 18th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 377,338 | — |
| 2010 | 315,074 | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 284,093 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 286,804 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 277,734 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 266,043 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 262,182 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 289,127 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 281,563 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 274,024 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 277,674 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 285,027 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 291,334 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 299,071 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 377,338 | 377,338 | 377,338 | 1 |
| 2010s | 282,828 | 262,182 | 315,074 | 8 |
| 2020s | 285,426 | 274,024 | 299,071 | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Bulgaria?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Bulgaria was 299,071 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 377,338 in 2005.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,182 in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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