Students enrolled in STEM: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Students enrolled in STEM: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 was 158.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students enrolled in STEM fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Bulgaria is 158.7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Bulgaria peaked at 158.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 79.3, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 1st of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students enrolled in STEM: per thousand population aged 20 to 29 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 79.3 | — |
| 2014 | 83.7 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 90.7 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 88.9 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 90.4 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 109.7 | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 113.1 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 116.4 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 124.3 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 141.9 | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 148.8 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 156.5 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 158.7 | +1.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 158.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.2, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 158.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.75, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.69 | 79.3 | 113.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 141.1 | 116.4 | 158.7 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Bulgaria?
- Students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to in Bulgaria was 158.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 158.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3 in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students enrolled in stem fields - per thousand population aged 20 to rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 Students enrolled in STEM fields - per thousand population aged 20 to 29. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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