Education in Bulgaria 3,261 indicators covering education for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, primary 86.4% 2017 down 11.6% 140th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 99.8% 2023 up 1.6% 15th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 99.9% 2023 up 2.4% 10th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.12 GPIA 2024 up 0.8% 12th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 13.2% 2018 up 307.6% 36th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 13.4% 2018 up 387.2% 37th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 94.0% 2024 down 1.6% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 87.1% 2018 up 9.5% 64th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 6,588 2023 down 30.8% 51st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 7,714 2023 down 27.5% 84th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 14 2023 unchanged 122nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 19 2023 down 42.4% 126th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,031 2023 up 5.5% 66th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 5 2023 down 37.5% 104th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 — 153rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2 2023 unchanged 107th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 10,858 number 2018 up 7.8% 49th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 11.7% 135th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 2.2% 2024 up 178.8% 179th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 153rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 5.6% 86th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 31.8% 93rd Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 0.1% 90th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 14 2023 down 44.0% 119th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 14 2023 down 44.0% 109th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7% 2023 up 59.4% 36th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 5.4% 2023 up 9.5% 64th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 4.6% 2023 up 4.5% 28th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 50.7% 108th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 16.1% 91st Share of primary school teachers who are women 94.2% 2024 down 0.2% 15th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 16.1% 93rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.7961 GPIA 2024 up 2.0% 85th Share of students studying abroad 8.2% 2023 down 5.9% 67th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 375 2024 up 752.3% 117th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th End month of the academic school year 5 2025 down 16.7% 190th Enrolment in primary education, female 127,437 number 2018 up 0.0% 133rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 93.2% 2024 down 1.5% 86th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 94.8% 2024 down 1.8% 61st Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.984 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 149th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2017 down 73.6% 151st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 257 2024 up 267.1% 121st Over-age students, primary 1.6% 2017 down 66.8% 153rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 263 2024 up 378.2% 117th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 278 2024 up 231.0% 124th Secondary education, teachers 77.0% 2024 down 2.9% 15th School enrollment, primary, female 86.3% 2017 down 9.0% 123rd School enrollment, primary, male 86.6% 2017 down 9.4% 121st Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2019 down 28.6% 133rd Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 106th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 3 2025 up 200.0% 3rd Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 2.8% 2024 up 150.2% 188th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 0.9981 GPI 2017 down 1.1% 112th Over-age students, primary, male 1.9% 2017 down 62.6% 149th Over-age students, primary, female 1.2% 2017 down 72.2% 157th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9968 index 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