Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pupils aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex was 89.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Bulgaria stood at 89.9. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Bulgaria peaked at 89.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 81.6, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 31st of 47 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 aged 3: % of corresponding age population … sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.6 | — |
| 2014 | 83.8 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 85.1 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 85.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.2 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 88.3 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 86.8 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 87.8 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.8 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.3 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 89.9 | +0.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 89.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.8, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 89.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.5, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.93 | 81.6 | 87.6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.48 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 6 |
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- Population density 32.53 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Bulgaria?
- Pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Bulgaria was 89.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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