Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 77.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Bulgaria, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Bulgaria is 77.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Bulgaria peaked at 92.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.3% | — |
| 2006 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 77.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 84.3% | 92.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 80.4% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 77.8% | 85.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Bulgaria?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Bulgaria was 77.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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