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

Bulgaria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 47.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
47.1%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
157th
of 179 countries
All-time high
50.1%
in 2012
All-time low
43.0%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

02040601998200820181998: 43 %1999: 43.6 %2000: 44.3 %2001: 44.2 %2002: 44.5 %2003: 45 %2004: 44.8 %2005: 45.8 %2006: 46.5 %2007: 47.1 %2008: 48.5 %2009: 49.2 %2010: 48.5 %2011: 48.5 %2012: 50.1 %2013: 47.6 %2014: 46.3 %2015: 47.4 %2016: 48.7 %2017: 49.3 %2018: 47.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria stood at 47.1%.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria peaked at 50.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1998.

That places Bulgaria 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 43.0%
1999 43.6% +1.5%
2000 44.3% +1.4%
2001 44.2% -0.2%
2002 44.5% +0.7%
2003 45.0% +1.0%
2004 44.8% -0.5%
2005 45.8% +2.4%
2006 46.5% +1.6%
2007 47.1% +1.3%
2008 48.5% +2.9%
2009 49.2% +1.4%
2010 48.5% -1.4%
2011 48.5% +0.0%
2012 50.1% +3.2%
2013 47.6% -5.0%
2014 46.3% -2.7%
2015 47.4% +2.3%
2016 48.7% +2.8%
2017 49.3% +1.3%
2018 47.1% -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.3% 43.0% 43.6% 2
2000s 46.0% 44.2% 49.2% 10
2010s 48.2% 46.3% 50.1% 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 154 Norway 50.6% compare
  2. 155 Russian Federation 49.3% compare
  3. 156 Poland 47.9% compare
  4. 158 Angola 46.8% compare
  5. 159 Italy 46.4% compare
  6. 160 Romania 43.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Bulgaria was 47.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1998.
How does Bulgaria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Bulgaria ranks 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.