Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 94.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 94.2% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 99.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97.8% | — |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 94.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.3%, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 94.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.2%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.8% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.2% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bulgaria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Bulgaria was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 97th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release