Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme was 195,697 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Bulgaria, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Bulgaria is 195,697, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Bulgaria peaked at 283,959 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 195,697, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 283,959 | — |
| 2014 | 283,294 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 278,953 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 266,707 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 249,937 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 236,335 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 229,464 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 226,608 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 226,361 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 226,981 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 221,330 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 195,697 | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 261,236 | 229,464 | 283,959 | 7 |
| 2020s | 219,395 | 195,697 | 226,981 | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Bulgaria?
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Bulgaria was 195,697 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 283,959 in 2013.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,697 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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