Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0753 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bulgaria, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0753 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1059 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.069 units per person, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0989 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0986 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0984 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0984 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0982 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0925 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0941 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0919 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0887 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0883 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0884 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0889 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0898 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0904 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0925 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0991 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1012 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1036 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1059 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1044 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1038 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1013 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.097 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0922 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0918 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0905 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0882 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0862 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0853 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0852 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0868 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0885 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.091 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0913 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0895 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0872 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0839 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0792 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0745 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0719 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0712 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.069 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0726 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0734 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0718 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0707 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0714 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.073 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0727 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0721 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0732 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0748 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0752 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0753 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0955 units per person | 0.0887 units per person | 0.0989 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0948 units per person | 0.0883 units per person | 0.1059 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0941 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | 0.1044 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0857 units per person | 0.0745 units per person | 0.0913 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0718 units per person | 0.069 units per person | 0.0734 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0721 units per person | 0.0753 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bulgaria?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0753 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1059 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.069 units per person in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.