Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.5%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
172nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
42.0%
in 2012
All-time low
29.1%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 36.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria peaked at 42.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1998.
That places Bulgaria 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.1% | — |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 29.1% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 31.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.4% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 36.5% | 41.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 169 Italy 36.8% compare
- 170 Poland 36.6% compare
- 171 Aruba 36.5% compare
- 173 North Macedonia 32.3% compare
- 174 Switzerland 32.2% compare
- 175 Netherlands 30.1% compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria was 36.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release