School enrollment, preprimary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School enrollment, preprimary was 84.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Bulgaria, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 84.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Bulgaria peaked at 86.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1994.
That places Bulgaria 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.8% | 63.5% | 75.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.7% | 68.5% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 58.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 69.9% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.0% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Bulgaria?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Bulgaria was 84.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.