Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Bulgaria

Primary school enrollment in Bulgaria in 2017 — 86.4%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 137. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 7.5 pp.

2017 86.4% −1.1 pp vs 2016
World rank 108of 137
Period maximum 98%2008
Period minimum 86.4%2017

Trend over time

1996–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Bulgaria, 1996–2017859095100199619992002200520082011201420171996: 93.9%1997: 95%1998: 95.1%1999: 95.6%2000: 95.3%2001: 95.5%2002: 94%2003: 94.3%2004: 95.5%2005: 94.2%2006: 95.2%2007: 97.8%2008: 98%2009: 97.7%2010: 98%2011: 98%2012: 95.7%2013: 93.9%2014: 92.6%2015: 90.4%2016: 87.6%2017: 86.4%
Change over the period: −7.5 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 86.4%
World 89.3%
Eastern Europe computed 93.2%
Primary school enrollment — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 86.4 −1.1 pp
2016 87.6 −2.8 pp
2015 90.4 −2.2 pp
2014 92.6 −1.3 pp
2013 93.9 −1.8 pp
2012 95.7 −2.2 pp
2011 98 +0 pp
2010 98 +0.2 pp
2009 97.7 −0.3 pp
2008 98 +0.3 pp
2007 97.8 +2.6 pp
2006 95.2 +1 pp
2005 94.2 −1.3 pp
2004 95.5 +1.2 pp
2003 94.3 +0.3 pp
2002 94 −1.6 pp
2001 95.5 +0.3 pp
2000 95.3 −0.3 pp
1999 95.6 +0.5 pp
1998 95.1 +0.1 pp
1997 95 +1.1 pp
1996 93.9

Eastern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.