Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 94.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bulgaria is 94.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 99.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 127th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 98.4% | — |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.4% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.1% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 124 Kenya 94.3% compare
- 125 Oman 94.2% compare
- 126 Bangladesh 94.1% compare
- 128 South Africa 93.9% compare
- 129 San Marino 93.9% compare
- 130 Georgia 93.8% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bulgaria was 94.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release