Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Bulgaria is 89.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 96.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.7% | — |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 76.7% | 87.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 87.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 89.6% | 95.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Bulgaria?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Bulgaria was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release