Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 94.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Bulgaria stood at 94.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Bulgaria peaked at 108.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 101.3% | — |
| 2002 | 102.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 102.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 103.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 104.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 108.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 104.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 103.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 100.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 94.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 94.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.4% | 100.6% | 108.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.0% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More aid effectiveness data for Bulgaria
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 9.94 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 960,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.68 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 354.67 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 10.88 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 106.49 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 24.69 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 2.95 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 990,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 28.69 million current US$ (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Bulgaria?
- Primary completion rate, total in Bulgaria was 94.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.