Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.27 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.27 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria peaked at 1.49 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.25 GPIA, in 2019.
Bulgaria ranks 15th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.49 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.48 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.46 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.44 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.41 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.36 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
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 1.27 GPIA 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 1.49 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 183 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 up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release