Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bulgaria is 87.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bulgaria peaked at 87.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 66.8% | 79.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 79.9% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.4% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 40 Turks and Caicos Islands 89.3% compare
- 41 Macao 88.3% compare
- 42 Anguilla 88.2% compare
- 44 Nauru 87.1% compare
- 45 Cayman Islands 87.0% compare
- 46 Cook Islands 86.1% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.75 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bulgaria?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bulgaria was 87.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.