School completion, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.0202 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0202 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0711 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 115th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0204 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0511 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0306 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0306 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0408 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0306 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0306 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0204 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0306 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0509 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 0.061 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.061 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0711 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.071 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0507 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0304 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0304 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0304 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0303 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0303 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0202 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0202 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0202 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.01 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School completion, annual growth rate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +200.0% | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 0.0303 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0383 % change on previous year | 0.0204 % change on previous year | 0.0511 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 % change on previous year | 0.0102 % change on previous year | 0.0408 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0538 % change on previous year | 0.0304 % change on previous year | 0.0711 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 % change on previous year | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 0.0304 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0219 % change on previous year | 0.0202 % change on previous year | 0.0303 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 112 Luxembourg 0.0203 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Tuvalu 0.0203 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Montenegro 0.0202 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 0.0201 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.02 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Mauritius 0.02 % change on previous year compare
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 school completion, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was 0.0202 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0711 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.