Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 10 for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Bulgaria peaked at 10.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.5, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.5 | — |
| 2014 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.4 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 10 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +5.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 10 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.35, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 10 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.7, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.26 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.77 | 9.5 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- 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)
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- 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 students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Bulgaria?
- Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Bulgaria was 10 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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