Education in Bulgaria

3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female 1,138 2024 down 21.4% 51st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 1 2024 down 80.0% 53rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 6 2024 down 25.0% 38th
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 98.0% 2021 up 1.9% 22nd
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9486 LPIA 2022 up 4.6% 37th
Education statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Enrolment rate 76.1 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2022 down 2.9% 32nd
Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate 76.1 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2022 down 2.9% 32nd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 10th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 94.6% 2022 up 4.2% 20th
HICP - Education services (Neither seasonally nor working day) 14.84 2026 up 63.3% 9th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 92.6% 2022 up 5.5% 24th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 90.7% 2022 up 6.9% 27th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male 10,059 2024 down 15.6% 33rd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9588 GPIA 2022 up 2.6% 47th
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students 13.06 Years 2024 down 6.5% 26th
Share of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by gender 48.34 Percentage of students 2024 up 3.3% 24th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 0.2525 millions 2022 down 89.7% 73rd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 6th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 15th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ 0.5818 millions 2022 down 84.3% 72nd
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 0.5963 millions 2022 down 89.7% 73rd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9647 LPIA 2022 up 3.7% 33rd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 22.4% 2024 down 34.8% 88th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 0.3% 2024 down 44.8% 88th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 77.6% 2024 up 18.1% 9th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9327 LPIA 2022 up 5.6% 35th
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled 92.62 Percentage of students 2024 up 8.6% 22nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.55 GPIA 2024 up 105.3% 4th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 3.7% 1994 up 131.2% 31st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education 1.9% 1994 up 161.6% 40th
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female 52.3% 2024 up 8.6% 19th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -1,032 2023 up 89.7% 68th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2021 up 3.3% 61st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2021 up 2.0% 54th
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 1.59 Percentage of students 2024 up 16.0% 19th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 192 number 2018 down 57.8% 40th
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) -0.8% 2023 up 87.1% 56th
Participation rate in education and training 68.2% 2025 up 25.1% 7th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 68.2% 2025 up 25.1% 7th
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 8.6% 2025 down 35.8% 18th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th
Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.9828 2021 down 1.7% 33rd
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 8th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 96 number 2018 down 66.7% 41st
Education indicators by NUTS 2 region 49.4 2012 up 10.3% 24th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 66.6% 2024 down 19.2% 22nd
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 0.8% 2021 down 14.1% 41st
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled 1.06 million Persons 2023 down 8.5% 23rd
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 216,857 Persons 2024 down 9.9% 21st
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 185 2024 down 44.4% 46th
HICP - EDUCATION 7.7 2025 up 185.2% 6th
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 92.4% 2021 up 2.3% 13th
Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 6,129 Persons 2024 up 125.5% 25th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 10.9% 65th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.9828 LPIA 2021 down 1.7% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.5214 GPIA 2023 up 19.9% 61st