Education in Bulgaria

3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population, age 16, total 62,169 2015 down 37.7% 119th
Population, age 17, female 30,209 2015 down 40.3% 119th
Population, age 17, total 62,086 2015 down 40.1% 120th
Population, age 18, female 31,160 2015 down 39.5% 120th
Population, age 18, total 64,044 2015 down 39.3% 121st
Population, age 19, female 32,793 2015 down 36.6% 118th
Population, age 19, total 67,407 2015 down 36.5% 119th
Population, age 20, female 34,387 2015 down 33.9% 118th
Population, age 20, total 70,688 2015 down 33.8% 119th
Population, age 21, female 35,996 2015 down 30.9% 116th
Population, age 21, total 74,008 2015 down 30.9% 117th
Population, age 22, female 37,847 2015 down 27.8% 114th
Population, age 22, total 77,788 2015 down 27.9% 115th
Population, age 23, female 39,949 2015 down 25.2% 114th
Population, age 23, total 82,030 2015 down 25.3% 115th
Population, age 24, female 42,174 2015 down 23.0% 112th
Population, age 24, total 86,488 2015 down 23.1% 113th
Population, age 25, female 44,436 2015 down 20.4% 110th
Population, age 25, total 91,028 2015 down 20.6% 111th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 5.8% 2024 up 119.0% 84th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 6.0% 2024 up 57.1% 83rd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 15,438 2024 up 36.8% 56th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 166th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 2.6% 2023 down 20.2% 86th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 126,871 number 2018 down 13.3% 80th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP 0.7% 2022 up 17.9% 92nd
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 7.9% 2024 up 98.1% 51st
Expenditure on secondary education 38.9% 2013 down 12.8% 40th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 313 number 2018 down 93.4% 150th
Expenditure on primary education 19.7% 2013 up 3.1% 136th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.9855 GPIA 2024 down 3.1% 193rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 29 2023 down 45.3% 102nd
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region 14,529 children 2024 up 71.2% 99th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 30 2023 down 44.4% 107th
Secondary education, pupils 47.8% 2017 up 0.3% 149th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.5% 2023 up 230.5% 128th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.4% 2023 up 461.2% 125th
Children out of school, primary, female 6,943 2024 up 108.1% 107th
Children out of school, primary, male 7,586 2024 up 47.3% 108th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% 85th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 18.4% 93rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 17.2% 94th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 94.2% 2024 down 3.2% 97th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 94.0% 2024 down 2.3% 97th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 87.9% 2024 up 7.3% 43rd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.5% 2023 up 377.8% 122nd
Girls and boys who are out of school 6,943 girls 2024 up 108.1% 106th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9656 GPIA 2024 up 39.4% 96th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.4% 2023 up 488.4% 118th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 1.9% 2023 down 13.0% 92nd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 99.8% 2023 up 2.0% 9th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 3.8% 97th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 96.3% 2017 up 2.2% 82nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 16,535 number 2018 down 28.0% 51st
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 77.0% 2018 up 0.3% 5th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9981 GPI 2017 down 1.1% 119th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 96.4% 2017 up 3.4% 72nd
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 87.9% 2024 up 7.4% 43rd
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 88.0% 2024 up 7.2% 39th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9986 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 121st