Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria peaked at 50.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 42.9% | — |
| 1999 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 42.4% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 41.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 41.0% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 44.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
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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 50.0% 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 50.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 168 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 7.8%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release