Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.7961 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7961 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
84th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.7961 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6143 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.7961 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7961 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6143 GPIA, in 1985.
That places Bulgaria 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7683 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7711 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7726 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7715 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7648 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7712 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7239 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6982 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.698 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6976 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7073 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6897 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6672 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6296 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6143 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6312 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6404 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6429 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6563 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6595 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6747 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6525 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6341 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6384 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6355 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6372 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6447 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6349 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6334 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6405 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.668 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6867 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6839 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6785 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6754 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6769 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6772 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6873 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6971 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7104 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7039 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7102 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7466 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7806 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7735 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7664 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7719 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7732 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7913 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7774 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7584 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.776 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7837 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7961 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7488 GPIA | 0.698 GPIA | 0.7726 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6576 GPIA | 0.6143 GPIA | 0.7073 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6445 GPIA | 0.6334 GPIA | 0.6747 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6772 GPIA | 0.6405 GPIA | 0.6971 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7528 GPIA | 0.7039 GPIA | 0.7913 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7783 GPIA | 0.7584 GPIA | 0.7961 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0829 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 232,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1419 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria was 0.7961 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7961 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6143 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release