Education in Bulgaria

3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 128,516 number 2019 up 0.2% 110th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.7% 115th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 2.2% 2024 up 178.8% 179th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.8% 141st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 409.1% 151st
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.2% 170th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0174 units per person 2024 down 20.1% 92nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.013 units per person 2024 down 29.0% 97th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 28.87 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.0% 106th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2136 units per square kilometre 2023 up 61.2% 145th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 63.3% 121st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 67.4% 127th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 2.14 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.6% 132nd
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 15.32 years 2023 up 1.7% 63rd
School enrollment, preprimary 84.3% 2020 up 4.8% 74th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 2.32 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.7% 125th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 57.8% 2024 down 10.8% 56th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 82.0% 2024 up 0.4% 49th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.29 GPI 2024 up 7.3% 69th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9781 GPI 2020 up 2.1% 142nd
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year 2024 up 301.6% 59th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.99 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 106th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 344,423 2017 down 22.2% 110th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person 2024 up 19.2% 53rd
Secondary education, teachers, female 33,757 2024 up 8.5% 76th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.04 units per square kilometre 2023 down 22.1% 107th
Average years of schooling among adults 11.45 years 2023 up 4.0% 56th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 11.45 years 2023 up 4.0% 56th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 11.45 years 2023 up 4.0% 56th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 2.8% 2024 up 150.2% 188th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.3% 107th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 11.35 years 2023 up 3.5% 61st
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 43.2% 110th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0001 units per person 2024 up 552.8% 149th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 up 328.4% 151st
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 14.95 years 2023 up 0.5% 60th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 199.4% 144th
Primary completion rate, male 94.6% 2024 down 4.6% 88th
Primary completion rate, female 94.6% 2024 down 4.3% 101st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 96.5% 145th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 45.1% 120th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0068 units per person 2024 up 22.7% 82nd
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.3915 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.7% 118th
Duration of compulsory education 12 years 2025 up 20.0% 33rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 down 33.3% 171st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0506 units per person 2017 down 13.7% 168th
Secondary education, general pupils 344,423 2017 down 22.2% 110th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.7% 132nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 220,877 number 2018 up 6.4% 79th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 94.0% 2024 down 1.6% 68th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 93.3% 2018 down 1.4% 121st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.03 years 2018 down 3.8% 124th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.2006 units per square kilometre 2023 up 60.5% 121st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.9694 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.5% 105th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.013 units per square kilometre 2023 up 72.6% 176th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 1.02 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.3% 104th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0099 units per square kilometre 2023 up 229.4% 153rd