Secondary education, pupils in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Secondary education, pupils was 485,226 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils in Bulgaria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Bulgaria is 485,226, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Bulgaria peaked at 940,260 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 472,538, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 108th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 831,050 | 782,951 | 856,582 | 9 |
| 1980s | 846,815 | 782,819 | 940,260 | 10 |
| 1990s | 794,548 | 699,957 | 910,101 | 10 |
| 2000s | 662,641 | 554,835 | 707,251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 504,230 | 480,957 | 531,980 | 10 |
| 2020s | 480,456 | 472,538 | 485,226 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 secondary education, pupils in Bulgaria?
- Secondary education, pupils in Bulgaria was 485,226 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 940,260 in 1989.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 472,538 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.