Education in Bulgaria 3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 116,219 number 2019 down 42.2% 87th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 56,210 number 2019 down 42.6% 86th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 60,009 number 2019 down 41.9% 87th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 15.3% 86th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2017 down 95.4% 149th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 88.5% 2018 up 8.6% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 down 1.6% 98th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 85.7% 2018 up 10.4% 58th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 75.0% 2018 down 13.8% 143rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 183 2024 up 771.4% 111th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 up 20.0% 33rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 96.4% 2017 up 2.8% 83rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 192 2024 up 734.8% 116th Progression to secondary school 99.3% 2016 up 1.7% 42nd Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 22.6% 124th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2017 down 94.6% 143rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 74.0% 2018 down 12.6% 143rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 75.9% 2018 down 14.9% 145th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9749 GPI 2018 up 2.8% 134th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 88.1% 2017 down 11.5% 142nd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 748,206 2024 up 17.7% 113th Population of compulsory school age, female 363,951 2024 up 17.9% 113th Population of compulsory school age, male 384,255 2024 up 17.5% 113th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 186,155 2024 down 19.8% 120th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 17.4% 81st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 20.9% 2024 up 32.4% 19th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 116,563 2024 down 18.7% 88th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 56,379 2024 down 19.0% 87th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 60,184 2024 down 18.4% 88th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 89,978 2024 down 17.2% 121st Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 up 20.0% 33rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 down 33.3% 171st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 17.6% 2024 up 39.3% 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 24.1% 2024 up 27.9% 16th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 109 2024 up 419.0% 120th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 120 2024 up 445.5% 116th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 148 2024 up 202.0% 117th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 143 2024 up 333.3% 113th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 96,177 2024 down 22.1% 120th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.5% 2022 up 29.5% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 121.4% 2018 up 32.8% 18th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 129 2024 up 377.8% 118th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 149 2024 up 161.4% 119th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.8% 2025 up 172.0% 94th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.6% 2025 up 130.3% 85th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.1% 2025 up 238.9% 106th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 11.5% 2025 up 5.5% 130th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 13.4% 2025 up 0.8% 114th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 9.8% 2025 up 14.0% 138th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.9% 2025 up 104.2% 96th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 4.8% 2025 up 140.0% 94th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 5.0% 2025 up 78.6% 100th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.27 modelled data 2025 down 6.3% 19th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 299,071 2024 up 4.3% 83rd Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7287 GPIA 2024 up 8.9% 87th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.5% 2022 up 29.5% 81st Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2017 up 0.3% 114th Inequality in education 0.0433 2023 down 34.5% 143rd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.2% 2017 down 94.0% 142nd ← Previous Page 10 of 55 Next →