Primary school enrolment (gross) in Bulgaria
Gross primary school enrolment in Bulgaria was 95.3% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Bulgaria, 2024
95.3%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
102.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
102.0%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Bulgaria over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.3% | 102.4% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | 102.4% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | 101.4% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | 101.4% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | 100.8% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | 101.5% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | 101.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | 101.4% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | 101.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | 101.4% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | 102.2% |
| 2012 | 100.4% | 101.6% |
| 2011 | 101.1% | 101.8% |
| 2010 | 101.4% | 102.0% |
| 2009 | 102.1% | 102.3% |
| 2008 | 104.2% | 102.7% |
| 2007 | 106.1% | 103.1% |
| 2006 | 108.8% | 103.4% |
| 2005 | 110.9% | 103.5% |
| 2004 | 111.8% | 103.0% |
| 2003 | 111.7% | 103.1% |
| 2002 | 109.6% | 103.2% |
| 2001 | 105.3% | 103.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 95.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.2%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 102.4%.
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All statistics for Bulgaria
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
69.5%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2011 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
41.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat