Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Bulgaria

Gross secondary school enrolment in Bulgaria was 94.8% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2010.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bulgaria, 2024 94.8% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2023 −0.8percentage points 2023: 95.6%
European Union, 2024 107.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 107.0% Middle value of 16 countries

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Bulgaria over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BulgariaEuropean Union
2024 94.8% 107.0%
2023 95.6% 107.0%
2022 96.7% 107.6%
2021 98.7% 108.0%
2020 101.4% 108.1%
2019 102.7% 107.3%
2018 104.0% 107.6%
2017 103.5% 107.4%
2016 103.0% 107.1%
2015 103.9% 108.0%
2014 104.9% 108.2%
2013 100.8% 108.9%
2012 95.4% 106.7%
2011 96.4% 107.7%
2010 94.2% 107.0%
2009 92.5% 105.6%
2008 92.4% 104.9%
2007 93.2% 103.7%
2006 92.4% 103.7%
2005 91.4% 102.9%
2004 90.5% 101.4%
2003 88.1% 103.7%
2002 84.0% 103.3%
2001 80.9% 102.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 95.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 104.9%, the figure has changed by −10.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 107.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2024 for Bulgaria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics