Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 79.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
79.6%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
95th
of 130 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2006
All-time low
79.6%
in 2018
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Bulgaria, 1999–2018

0204060801001999200820181999: 79.8 %2000: 81.5 %2001: 82.4 %2002: 81.6 %2003: 89.4 %2004: 88.7 %2005: 96.1 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 98.4 %2009: 94.7 %2010: 93.2 %2011: 93.6 %2012: 91.3 %2013: 89.5 %2014: 88.7 %2015: 88 %2016: 90.9 %2017: 83.5 %2018: 79.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 79.6% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Bulgaria peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2018.

Bulgaria ranks 95th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%) in Bulgaria, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 79.8%
2000 81.5% +2.1%
2001 82.4% +1.2%
2002 81.6% -1.0%
2003 89.4% +9.6%
2004 88.7% -0.8%
2005 96.1% +8.4%
2006 100.0% +4.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2008 98.4% -1.6%
2009 94.7% -3.7%
2010 93.2% -1.6%
2011 93.6% +0.4%
2012 91.3% -2.5%
2013 89.5% -2.0%
2014 88.7% -0.9%
2015 88.0% -0.8%
2016 90.9% +3.3%
2017 83.5% -8.2%
2018 79.6% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.8% 79.8% 79.8% 1
2000s 91.3% 81.5% 100.0% 10
2010s 88.7% 79.6% 93.6% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Bulgaria?
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Bulgaria was 79.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
Bulgaria ranks 95th out of 130 countries with data for 2018.
Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,320 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/