School enrollment, secondary, private in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School enrollment, secondary, private was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, secondary, private in Bulgaria, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Bulgaria is 3.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Bulgaria peaked at 5.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
That places Bulgaria 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +401.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -31.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +79.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 146 Yemen 3.9% compare
- 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.6% compare
- 148 Liechtenstein 3.6% compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 3.3% compare
- 151 Jamaica 3.2% compare
- 152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0829 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 232,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1419 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Bulgaria?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Bulgaria was 3.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Bulgaria ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.