Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 87.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
87.6%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
86th
of 135 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2003
All-time low
87.6%
in 2018
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 97.4 %1999: 96.2 %2000: 96.6 %2001: 97.7 %2002: 97.8 %2003: 98.4 %2004: 97.7 %2005: 96.6 %2006: 94.2 %2007: 92.4 %2008: 91.5 %2009: 90 %2010: 91.4 %2011: 94.5 %2012: 95.9 %2015: 97.8 %2016: 93.3 %2017: 90.4 %2018: 87.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 87.6% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 98.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2018.

That places Bulgaria 86th out of 135 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 96.8% 96.2% 97.4% 2
2000s 95.3% 90.0% 98.4% 10
2010s 93.0% 87.6% 97.8% 7

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  3. 85 Sao Tome and Principe 87.7% compare
  4. 87 Cambodia 87.5% compare
  5. 88 Panama 87.3% compare
  6. 89 Ghana 87.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bulgaria?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Bulgaria was 87.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
Bulgaria ranks 86th out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students of the official age group for lower secondary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding male population. Divide the total number of male students in the official school age range for lower secondary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the male population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for lower secondary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary or primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.