School enrollment, preprimary, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 83.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Bulgaria, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Bulgaria stood at 83.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 86.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1994.
That places Bulgaria 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 67.1% | — |
| 1972 | 64.6% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 66.6% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 69.4% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 73.7% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 75.5% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 77.6% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.7% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 70.7% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 69.2% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 68.1% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 58.8% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 60.2% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 63.3% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.2% | 64.6% | 75.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.4% | 68.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 57.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 69.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 76.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Bulgaria?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Bulgaria was 83.8% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.