Education in Bulgaria 3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 119.0% 2018 up 31.2% 20th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 123.6% 2018 up 34.2% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9635 GPI 2018 down 2.2% 128th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 142,896 2024 up 3.1% 85th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.2 modelled data 2025 down 17.7% 28th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 4 2025 unchanged 1st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 31.9% 114th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 156,175 2024 up 5.4% 80th Tertiary education, academic staff 52.3% 2024 up 8.6% 37th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2024 up 16.7% 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,566 2024 down 23.7% 100th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.96 modelled data 2025 up 34.4% 101st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.1% 2017 down 64.3% 147th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.1% 2017 down 78.1% 149th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.1% 2023 up 39.6% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 98.7% 2024 down 21.5% 87th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 26.5% 110th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 96.8% 2024 down 12.2% 127th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 98.3% 2024 down 18.6% 89th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.0% 2024 down 24.1% 86th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9926 GPIA 2024 up 7.2% 131st Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 6.8% 2023 down 8.4% 48th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 26.5% 112th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 7.9% 2023 down 4.1% 88th School enrollment, secondary 89.1% 2017 up 4.9% 48th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 6.76 years 2024 down 11.6% 184th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 96.6% 2024 down 10.8% 128th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9971 GPIA 2024 up 3.3% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 96.9% 2024 down 13.6% 130th Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.1% 2024 up 4.2% 156th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 235,403 2024 down 17.5% 129th School age population, early childhood education, female 114,471 2024 down 17.4% 129th School age population, early childhood education, male 120,932 2024 down 17.6% 129th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 92.5% 2024 down 0.1% 73rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,221 2024 down 14.9% 106th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4,234 2024 down 24.6% 106th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 6.77 years 2024 down 12.8% 186th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 6.75 years 2024 down 10.2% 182nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9973 GPIA 2024 up 3.0% 101st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.5% 2023 up 405.4% 135th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 33.5% 2018 up 13.1% 17th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 52.9% 2018 up 2.7% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 91.3% 2024 down 0.4% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.974 GPI 2024 down 0.6% 141st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 93.7% 2024 up 0.2% 69th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.2% 2024 down 82.3% 52nd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 89th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.6% 2024 down 47.8% 32nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.8% 2024 up 5.8% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.1% 2024 down 5.2% 74th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.4% 2024 up 2.5% 166th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,447 2024 up 33.4% 87th Progression to secondary school, male 99.8% 2016 up 2.0% 35th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 42.9% 2024 down 7.2% 171st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 236,335 number 2018 down 10.6% 82nd ← Previous Page 11 of 55 Next →