Education in Bulgaria

3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of students from abroad 7.9% 2024 up 98.1% 51st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.5% 2023 up 176.8% 123rd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.5% 2023 up 400.7% 117th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 2.9% 112th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 97.8% 2024 down 1.4% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 236 2024 up 65.0% 81st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 12,600 2024 up 119.1% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 2,309 2024 down 55.7% 59th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.2% 2017 down 93.0% 129th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.2% 2017 down 94.8% 129th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 14 2024 up 75.0% 54th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 208 2018 up 90.8% 111th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.27 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.8% 2024 up 249.5% 87th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 110 2018 up 27.9% 108th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 12,852 2024 up 257.2% 96th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 6 2023 down 62.5% 110th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 38,074 2024 up 22.6% 87th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 2.1% 2023 down 8.1% 80th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 3.0% 2023 down 26.3% 82nd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 8.2% 2023 down 5.9% 67th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 11.8% 2024 up 17.6% 116th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 7.2% 2023 down 10.3% 32nd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 94.6% 2024 up 1.5% 52nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 1.0% 2023 up 44.8% 43rd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 94.4% 2024 up 1.7% 50th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 43.8% 98th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.4% 82nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.0% 2022 up 12.1% 112th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 96.6% 2024 up 1.6% 40th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 139 number 2018 down 92.6% 146th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 13.2% 2024 up 6.2% 101st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 10.4% 2024 up 35.3% 124th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 7,813 2024 up 82.7% 51st
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 20,668 2024 up 9.9% 85th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 94.8% 2024 up 1.3% 50th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 17,406 2024 up 42.2% 90th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 2.2% 2023 up 29.1% 85th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 7,625 2024 up 8.8% 51st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2018 up 236.7% 94th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 148th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 3.4% 2024 down 30.2% 152nd
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 7.0% 2024 up 151.1% 48th
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.7674 GPIA 2024 up 49.2% 60th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 125.6% 81st
Adolescents out of school 6.8% 2024 up 249.5% 85th
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 9.1% 2024 up 68.2% 47th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 1.1% 2022 up 25.1% 4th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.8% 2022 up 31.2% 49th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 96.5% 2024 up 2.4% 29th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 27,381 2024 up 126.6% 98th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 93.2% 2024 down 5.0% 97th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.0% 2024 up 164.3% 82nd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 6.3% 2024 up 132.1% 76th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.2% 2024 down 32.6% 114th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 6,377 2024 up 169.0% 91st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 6.7% 2024 up 414.4% 89th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 6,475 2024 up 427.7% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 96.6% 2024 up 2.0% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 0 2024 75th