Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 46.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bulgaria, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 46.4% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bulgaria peaked at 57.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 44th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.6% | — |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 46.7% | 54.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.6% | 57.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bulgaria?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bulgaria was 46.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).