School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 86.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Bulgaria, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Bulgaria stood at 86.3%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 95.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 92.7% | — |
| 1997 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 92.7% | 94.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.5% | 95.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 86.3% | 95.6% | 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 school enrollment, primary, female in Bulgaria?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Bulgaria was 86.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.