Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 39.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.8%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
10th
of 213 countries
All-time high
39.8%
in 2024
All-time low
27.2%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bulgaria peaked at 39.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1985.
That places Bulgaria 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 31.3% | — |
| 1972 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 32.4% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 34.5% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.1% | 31.3% | 35.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 27.2% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.6% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 32.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.0% | 39.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 7 Belgium 41.7% compare
- 8 Croatia 40.1% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.9% compare
- 11 Italy 39.6% compare
- 12 Netherlands 39.1% compare
- 13 Liechtenstein 38.4% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7644 % 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 39.8% 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 39.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1985.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 213 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 10.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release