Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity was 1.55 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.55 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria peaked at 1.55 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.391 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Bulgaria 4th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.391 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.4124 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4455 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4834 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4974 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5498 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6243 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.644 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7906 GPIA | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7942 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8391 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8293 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6991 GPIA | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6716 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5934 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.883 GPIA | +48.8% |
| 2014 | 0.756 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +55.4% |
| 2016 | 1.37 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 GPIA | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 1.47 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.42 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.48 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.44 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.55 GPIA | +7.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1.55 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7417 GPIA, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1.55 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8347 GPIA, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4017 GPIA | 0.391 GPIA | 0.4124 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6498 GPIA | 0.4455 GPIA | 0.8391 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9891 GPIA | 0.5934 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria was 1.55 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.391 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release