Primary education, pupils in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary education, pupils was 234,521 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Bulgaria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 234,521 for primary education, pupils in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Bulgaria peaked at 579,356 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 232,742, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 513,845 | 484,590 | 542,445 | 9 |
| 1980s | 551,512 | 521,279 | 579,356 | 10 |
| 1990s | 435,606 | 411,726 | 478,887 | 10 |
| 2000s | 311,844 | 261,007 | 392,876 | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,817 | 252,372 | 264,503 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237,380 | 232,742 | 248,354 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Bulgaria?
- Primary education, pupils in Bulgaria was 234,521 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 579,356 in 1985.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,742 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary education, pupils?
- Bulgaria ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.