Education in Bulgaria 3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on 0.9464 Percentage of GDP 2023 down 45.3% 9th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 68 2024 down 60.7% 49th Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 23,489 Persons 2023 up 10.2% 15th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 98.5% 2021 up 2.4% 21st Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.7974 LPIA 2021 down 10.6% 44th Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2021 up 1.0% 55th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 73.7% 2021 down 8.5% 33rd Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.01 2023 up 32.7% 58th Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 0.5002 Percentage of students 2024 up 411.7% 19th Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 0.163 Percentage of students 2023 up 4.9% 28th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 96.8% 2021 up 0.6% 26th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.5183 2023 up 6.7% 55th Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 234,521 Persons 2024 down 10.4% 27th Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 19,236 Persons 2024 up 2.5% 19th Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 47.1% 2022 down 22.2% 50th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 29.0% 2023 up 16.6% 31st Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 63.5% 2022 up 10.1% 45th Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 23.0% 2013 up 27.9% 16th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 33.9% 2023 up 16.2% 22nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.7978 GPIA 2023 up 125.3% 45th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 117 2024 down 26.9% 42nd Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 46.12 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 28.2% 8th Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 43.6% 2022 down 16.7% 37th Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 1,270 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 down 17.4% 19th Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 63.2% 2022 up 9.5% 41st Capital and total current expenditure on education 149.99 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 down 38.5% 17th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 68.2% 2025 up 25.1% 7th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 68.2% 2025 up 25.1% 7th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2018 — 44th Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,124 number 2017 — 42nd Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 14.1% 2025 up 46.9% 39th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 14.1% 2025 up 46.9% 39th Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 8.6% 2025 down 35.8% 18th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 38.0% 2025 up 21.8% 2nd Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 1,173 Persons 2024 up 363.6% 22nd Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1.12 2023 up 67.4% 33rd Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 38.1% 2023 up 15.4% 18th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 0.9978 2023 up 101.6% 59th Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 10.41 Percentage of students 2023 up 29.3% 3rd Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 91.8% 2021 up 1.5% 16th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male 92.9% 2021 up 3.1% 7th Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes 99.2% 2021 up 1.2% 21st Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.24 GPIA 2023 down 0.6% 8th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female 98.0% 2021 up 2.9% 24th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male 99.0% 2021 up 2.0% 15th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 6.6% 2023 up 33.5% 51st Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 36.8% 2024 down 29.2% 55th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 8.6% 2023 up 35.4% 47th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 13.9% 2022 up 16.1% 33rd Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female 76.7% 2021 down 0.1% 31st Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 4.04 GPIA 2021 up 40.3% 4th At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational 40.3% 2025 up 1.3% 1st Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 14.4% 2022 up 6.5% 28th Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 18.9% 2023 up 5.7% 7th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male 70.8% 2021 down 15.4% 31st Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male 94.8% 2021 down 1.9% 25th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 18.9% 2023 up 5.7% 7th ← Previous Page 42 of 55 Next →