Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 81.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
81.6%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2013
All-time low
81.6%
in 2018
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1995–2018

0204060801001995200620181995: 91.7 %1996: 93.6 %1997: 94 %1998: 94.4 %1999: 94.2 %2000: 94.3 %2001: 95 %2002: 94.7 %2003: 95.7 %2004: 95.8 %2005: 95 %2006: 95.1 %2007: 96.4 %2008: 96.8 %2009: 96.4 %2010: 97 %2011: 96.3 %2012: 96.4 %2013: 98.5 %2014: 96.7 %2015: 92.9 %2016: 89.8 %2017: 88.1 %2018: 81.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria stood at 81.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 98.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2018.

Bulgaria ranks 166th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 91.7%
1996 93.6% +2.0%
1997 94.0% +0.4%
1998 94.4% +0.4%
1999 94.2% -0.2%
2000 94.3% +0.1%
2001 95.0% +0.7%
2002 94.7% -0.3%
2003 95.7% +1.1%
2004 95.8% +0.1%
2005 95.0% -0.8%
2006 95.1% +0.1%
2007 96.4% +1.4%
2008 96.8% +0.5%
2009 96.4% -0.4%
2010 97.0% +0.6%
2011 96.3% -0.8%
2012 96.4% +0.2%
2013 98.5% +2.2%
2014 96.7% -1.9%
2015 92.9% -3.9%
2016 89.8% -3.3%
2017 88.1% -2.0%
2018 81.6% -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.6% 91.7% 94.4% 5
2000s 95.5% 94.3% 96.8% 10
2010s 93.0% 81.6% 98.5% 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 163 Honduras 85.0% compare
  2. 164 Yemen 83.2% compare
  3. 165 Puerto Rico 82.7% compare
  4. 167 Pakistan 81.0% compare
  5. 168 Tanzania, United Republic of 80.9% compare
  6. 169 Mauritania 80.6% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria was 81.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-both-sexes-percent/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-lower-secondary-both-sexes-percent/bulgaria/">Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.