Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9968 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria is 0.9968 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria peaked at 1.01 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9728 index, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9794 index | 0.9728 index | 0.9859 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9991 index | 0.9855 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 index | 0.9968 index | 1 index | 5 |
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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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Bulgaria was 0.9968 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2012.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9728 index in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.