Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 66.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
66.5%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
189th
of 205 countries
All-time high
77.9%
in 1985
All-time low
66.5%
in 2018
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria stood at 66.5%. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria peaked at 77.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2018.

That places Bulgaria 189th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Bulgaria, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 72.2%
1972 71.4% -1.1%
1973 71.2% -0.3%
1974 71.0% -0.2%
1975 71.4% +0.5%
1976 70.0% -1.9%
1977 71.0% +1.5%
1978 70.5% -0.7%
1979 69.9% -0.9%
1980 70.9% +1.3%
1981 71.6% +1.1%
1982 73.9% +3.1%
1983 75.9% +2.8%
1984 77.3% +1.8%
1985 77.9% +0.8%
1986 76.2% -2.1%
1987 76.2% +0.0%
1988 76.2% -0.1%
1989 75.2% -1.3%
1990 73.7% -2.1%
1991 73.4% -0.4%
1992 73.0% -0.5%
1993 73.0% +0.0%
1994 72.9% -0.2%
1995 72.5% -0.5%
1996 71.8% -0.9%
1997 71.8% +0.0%
1998 72.4% +0.8%
1999 72.9% +0.6%
2000 73.3% +0.6%
2001 73.2% -0.1%
2002 72.9% -0.4%
2003 71.8% -1.5%
2004 70.4% -2.0%
2005 70.2% -0.3%
2006 70.1% -0.1%
2007 69.9% -0.3%
2008 70.4% +0.8%
2009 70.4% -0.1%
2010 69.9% -0.7%
2011 69.8% -0.2%
2012 71.6% +2.7%
2013 68.3% -4.6%
2014 67.7% -0.9%
2015 69.1% +2.0%
2016 70.6% +2.2%
2017 70.9% +0.5%
2018 66.5% -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 71.0% 69.9% 72.2% 9
1980s 75.1% 70.9% 77.9% 10
1990s 72.7% 71.8% 73.7% 10
2000s 71.3% 69.9% 73.3% 10
2010s 69.4% 66.5% 71.6% 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 186 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68.2% compare
  2. 187 Italy 67.0% compare
  3. 188 Luxembourg 66.8% compare
  4. 190 Liechtenstein 66.2% compare
  5. 191 Montenegro 66.2% compare
  6. 192 Honduras 65.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria was 66.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 1985.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Bulgaria ranks 189th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.