Education in Bulgaria

3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 9.4% 2022 down 2.9% 95th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.2% 2023 down 34.4% 93rd
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 25.2% 2022 up 39.1% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 0.6742 GPIA 2024 down 28.1% 88th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 2,038 2023 up 162.2% 42nd
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 1.0% 2022 up 38.2% 24th
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.01 2021 up 2.0% 55th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 26.8% 2023 down 30.8% 59th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 22.1% 2023 down 24.3% 84th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 88.5% 2023 up 2.8% 38th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 66.3% 2023 down 1.8% 48th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 33.7% 2023 up 3.8% 71st
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 11.5% 2023 down 17.5% 79th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.2% 2023 down 5.7% 26th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.3% 2023 up 2.9% 52nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 10.0% 2023 down 41.4% 53rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.6% 2023 down 37.8% 34th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 3.6% 2023 up 45.8% 75th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.3% 2023 up 26.3% 90th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 93.9% 2017 up 26.9% 43rd
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education 1,173 2024 up 363.6% 40th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.5% 2023 up 26.1% 61st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.4% 2023 up 96.6% 71st
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.3% 2023 down 20.5% 88th
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 11.6% 2023 down 43.7% 82nd
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 92.7% 2022 down 3.3% 73rd
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 9,259 2022 up 99.5% 30th
Percentage of enrolments in private schools of primary education 2.22 2024 up 178.8% 53rd
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 0 2021 down 100.0% 7th
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 12.0% 2023 up 5.0% 83rd
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 0 2021 down 100.0% 7th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,743 1999 down 21.5% 37th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 93.9% 2022 down 1.8% 68th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 63.3% 2023 up 32.9% 41st
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 92.8% 2022 down 1.4% 58th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 6.1% 2022 up 40.2% 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 33 2024 up 230.0% 72nd
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 0.8% 2022 up 23.8% 53rd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 5.3% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 4 2024 down 33.3% 28th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.1% 2023 down 4.1% 93rd
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 0 2021 down 100.0% 7th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 7.2% 2022 up 22.6% 69th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.6% 2023 down 0.1% 31st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2023 up 7.9% 20th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 66.6% 2023 up 27.3% 40th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 7.3% 2022 up 74.6% 55th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 87.4% 2023 up 4.2% 17th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 88.3% 2023 up 3.7% 19th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 2025 down 33.3% 69th
Duration of compulsory education in years 12 2025 up 20.0% 8th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 43rd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 20.5% 2022 up 33.6% 78th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 48.3% 2018 up 72.5% 19th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 86.6% 2023 up 4.6% 16th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 35.8% 2023 down 10.1% 50th
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 35.8% 2023 down 10.1% 50th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.5% 2023 up 0.0% 31st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.5% 2023 down 14.1% 85th