Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria stood at 88.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 93.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 67th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.3% | — |
| 2002 | 79.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 76.3% | 86.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 86.3% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 88.2% | 93.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,697 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release