Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria is 63.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria peaked at 70.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2012.
That places Bulgaria 18th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 70.9% | — |
| 1999 | 70.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 60.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 58.0% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 58.3% | 63.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 15 Netherlands 69.9% compare
- 16 Switzerland 67.8% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 67.7% compare
- 19 Aruba 63.5% compare
- 20 Poland 63.4% compare
- 21 Italy 63.2% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bulgaria was 63.5% 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 70.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th 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 4.8%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release