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