Education in Bulgaria

3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 1,006 2023 up 107.6% 54th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 99.2% 2023 up 0.4% 35th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes 99.0% 2021 up 0.9% 27th
Completion rate, primary education, male 98.8% 2021 up 0.4% 25th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.9992 GPIA 2023 up 0.4% 52nd
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 4,135 millions 2022 up 154.6% 50th
Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 2,149 millions 2022 up 178.2% 60th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 4,238 millions 2022 up 66.5% 51st
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 2,202 millions 2022 up 81.9% 63rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 26.4% 2023 up 2.8% 50th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 26.4% 2023 up 2.8% 50th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.6% 2024 down 3.4% 99th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2024 down 6.5% 99th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.4% 2024 up 3.4% 48th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 12.7 2017 up 12.0% 69th
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 84.15 2020 down 9.7% 89th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 22.1% 2023 up 2.5% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 22.1% 2023 up 2.5% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 30.2% 2023 up 2.7% 45th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 30.2% 2023 up 2.7% 45th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 0 2021 16th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 0 2021 14th
Average years of schooling 10.75 years 2020 down 2.9% 38th
Share of the population with tertiary education 23.9% 2020 down 9.1% 35th
Share of population with no formal education 1.8% 2020 down 10.0% 71st
Share of the population with at least some formal education 98.2% 2020 up 0.2% 37th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 0 2021 16th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.27 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% 16th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 58.8% 2024 up 4.6% 34th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.3% 2024 up 6.4% 34th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 41.2% 2024 down 5.9% 104th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.0101 years 2024 down 60.2% 116th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 74 2024 up 5.7% 56th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 6 2024 up 50.0% 50th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 62nd
Number of classroom teachers in primary education 22,710 2024 up 55.6% 47th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 2 2024 down 50.0% 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2024 46th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1,548 2024 up 223.8% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 264 2024 down 1.9% 41st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 166 2024 down 25.2% 14th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 4 2024 down 73.3% 41st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 down 100.0% 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 17 2024 up 183.3% 47th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 2 2024 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 2024 53rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 54th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 6 2024 up 500.0% 63rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 16 2024 52nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 21 2024 unchanged 32nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 314 2024 down 32.6% 5th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 471 2024 up 16.0% 11th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 162 2024 up 37.3% 48th