School enrollment, primary, private in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School enrollment, primary, private was 2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Bulgaria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Bulgaria stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 178.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Bulgaria peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Bulgaria ranks 171st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Bulgaria?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Bulgaria was 2.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Bulgaria ranks 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.