Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 94.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria is 94.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 99.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 96th of 178 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99.0% | — |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.0% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 93 Russian Federation 94.4% compare
- 94 Indonesia 94.1% compare
- 95 Oman 94.0% compare
- 97 South Africa 93.8% compare
- 98 Ecuador 93.8% compare
- 99 Cayman Islands 93.7% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Bulgaria was 94.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release