Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 35.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 35.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria peaked at 35.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1985.
Bulgaria ranks 11th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.8% | — |
| 1972 | 28.6% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 28.6% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 30.0% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 29.0% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 29.5% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 28.4% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 24.1% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 26.3% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 27.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 27.8% | 30.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 22.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 26.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 26.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 28.4% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.1% | 35.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- 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)
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 35.9% 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 35.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1985.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 216 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 11.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release