Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 82.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
82.1%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
170th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
82.1%
in 2018
Years of data
24
1995–2018

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

02550751001995200620181995: 93.3 %1996: 95.8 %1997: 96 %1998: 96.4 %1999: 96.3 %2000: 96.5 %2001: 97.3 %2002: 96.8 %2003: 97.8 %2004: 97.8 %2005: 96.8 %2006: 96.8 %2007: 97.9 %2008: 98.2 %2009: 97.8 %2010: 98.4 %2011: 97.5 %2012: 97.7 %2013: 100 %2014: 98.4 %2015: 94.2 %2016: 90.9 %2017: 89 %2018: 82.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 82.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2018.

That places Bulgaria 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 93.3%
1996 95.8% +2.6%
1997 96.0% +0.3%
1998 96.4% +0.4%
1999 96.3% -0.1%
2000 96.5% +0.1%
2001 97.3% +0.8%
2002 96.8% -0.4%
2003 97.8% +1.0%
2004 97.8% +0.0%
2005 96.8% -1.0%
2006 96.8% -0.0%
2007 97.9% +1.2%
2008 98.2% +0.3%
2009 97.8% -0.4%
2010 98.4% +0.7%
2011 97.5% -0.9%
2012 97.7% +0.2%
2013 100.0% +2.4%
2014 98.4% -1.7%
2015 94.2% -4.3%
2016 90.9% -3.5%
2017 89.0% -2.1%
2018 82.1% -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.6% 93.3% 96.4% 5
2000s 97.4% 96.5% 98.2% 10
2010s 94.2% 82.1% 100.0% 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 167 Puerto Rico 82.4% compare
  2. 168 Tuvalu 82.2% compare
  3. 169 Ethiopia 82.2% compare
  4. 171 Central African Republic 80.3% compare
  5. 172 Tanzania 79.5% compare
  6. 173 Burkina Faso 78.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria was 82.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bulgaria ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.