Education in Bulgaria 142 indicators covering education for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 44 2024 down 32.3% 127th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 57 2024 down 14.9% 124th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 143 2024 down 0.7% 125th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 195 2024 down 27.2% 129th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 91.4% 2017 down 22.7% 163rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 90.6% 2017 down 22.6% 165th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 34.1% 131st Number of adults with no formal education by region 6,700 people 2100 down 36.8% 131st Population by level of education 1.93 million people 2100 up 3.2% 124th Repeaters, primary, female 0.1% 2017 down 95.9% 162nd Repeaters, primary, male 0.1% 2017 down 96.7% 164th School enrollment, secondary, private 3.4% 2024 down 36.0% 149th School enrollment, primary 86.4% 2017 down 11.6% 140th Over-age students, primary 1.6% 2017 down 66.8% 153rd Secondary education, teachers 77.0% 2024 down 2.9% 15th School enrollment, primary, female 86.3% 2017 down 9.0% 123rd School enrollment, primary, male 86.6% 2017 down 9.4% 121st Over-age students, primary, male 1.9% 2017 down 62.6% 149th Over-age students, primary, female 1.2% 2017 down 72.2% 157th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 up 20.0% 33rd Progression to secondary school 99.3% 2016 up 1.7% 42nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 88.1% 2017 down 11.5% 142nd Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2017 up 0.3% 114th Tertiary education, academic staff 52.3% 2024 up 8.6% 37th School enrollment, secondary 89.1% 2017 up 4.9% 48th Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th Progression to secondary school, male 99.8% 2016 up 2.0% 35th School enrollment, secondary, female 87.9% 2017 up 4.3% 56th School enrollment, secondary, male 90.2% 2017 up 5.4% 40th Progression to secondary school, female 98.8% 2016 up 1.3% 54th Expenditure on tertiary education 15.9% 2013 down 19.2% 108th Children out of school, primary 14,529 2024 up 71.2% 102nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 88.1% 2017 down 8.7% 120th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 88.0% 2017 down 9.2% 122nd Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.21 2017 down 4.6% 133rd Expenditure on secondary education 38.9% 2013 down 12.8% 40th Expenditure on primary education 19.7% 2013 up 3.1% 136th Secondary education, pupils 47.8% 2017 up 0.3% 149th 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 Adolescents out of school 6.8% 2024 up 249.5% 85th Current education expenditure, total 92.8% 2022 down 1.4% 57th Current education expenditure, primary 92.7% 2022 down 3.3% 73rd Current education expenditure, secondary 93.9% 2022 down 1.8% 67th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.64 2016 up 7.6% 117th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 12.23 2017 up 6.8% 133rd Current education expenditure, tertiary 91.3% 2022 down 0.1% 57th Adolescents out of school, female 7.0% 2024 up 164.3% 81st Adolescents out of school, male 6.7% 2024 up 414.4% 88th Net intake rate in grade 1 82.7% 2017 down 3.9% 36th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 11.25 2017 down 6.8% 136th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 83.3% 2017 down 3.7% 36th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 82.1% 2017 down 4.1% 35th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 80.2% 2023 up 8.5% 36th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 79.0% 2023 up 9.5% 33rd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 81.6% 2023 up 7.4% 33rd Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 12.72 2017 up 7.3% 75th Government expenditure per student, primary 23.0% 2013 up 27.9% 16th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 99.2% 2023 up 0.2% 35th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 99.3% 2023 down 0.0% 38th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →