School enrollment, tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School enrollment, tertiary was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in Bulgaria stood at 69.5%.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 85.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.9% | 41.0% | 55.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 58.4% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 69.5% | 85.5% | 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 school enrollment, tertiary in Bulgaria?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Bulgaria was 69.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.