Pupils and students: % of corresponding age population … group in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pupils and students: % of corresponding age population … group was 60.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Bulgaria is 60.6, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Bulgaria peaked at 61.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.8, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 27th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils and students: % of corresponding age population … group in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 54.8 | — |
| 2014 | 56.4 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 57.4 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 57.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 58.7 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.6 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 60.8 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 60.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.5 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.3 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 60.2 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 60.6 | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 60.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.9, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 60.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.2, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.47 | 54.8 | 59.6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.87 | 60.2 | 61.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,187 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.733 (2100)
- Population density 32.53 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 146,527 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Bulgaria?
- Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding in Bulgaria was 60.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students in education by age group - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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