Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bulgaria, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.9% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bulgaria peaked at 2.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 78th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -39.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bulgaria?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bulgaria was 1.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release