Bulgaria - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in Bulgaria was 4.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 4.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.00 |
| 1971 | 4.00 |
| 1972 | 4.00 |
| 1973 | 4.00 |
| 1974 | 4.00 |
| 1975 | 4.00 |
| 1976 | 4.00 |
| 1977 | 4.00 |
| 1978 | 4.00 |
| 1979 | 4.00 |
| 1980 | 4.00 |
| 1981 | 4.00 |
| 1982 | 4.00 |
| 1983 | 4.00 |
| 1984 | 4.00 |
| 1985 | 4.00 |
| 1986 | 4.00 |
| 1987 | 4.00 |
| 1988 | 4.00 |
| 1989 | 4.00 |
| 1990 | 4.00 |
| 1991 | 4.00 |
| 1992 | 4.00 |
| 1993 | 4.00 |
| 1994 | 4.00 |
| 1995 | 4.00 |
| 1996 | 4.00 |
| 1997 | 4.00 |
| 1998 | 4.00 |
| 1999 | 4.00 |
| 2000 | 4.00 |
| 2001 | 4.00 |
| 2002 | 4.00 |
| 2003 | 4.00 |
| 2004 | 4.00 |
| 2005 | 4.00 |
| 2006 | 4.00 |
| 2007 | 4.00 |
| 2008 | 4.00 |
| 2009 | 4.00 |
| 2010 | 4.00 |
| 2011 | 4.00 |
| 2012 | 4.00 |
| 2013 | 4.00 |
| 2014 | 4.00 |
| 2015 | 4.00 |
| 2016 | 4.00 |
| 2017 | 4.00 |
| 2018 | 4.00 |
| 2019 | 4.00 |
| 2020 | 4.00 |
| 2021 | 4.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in Bulgaria was 256,857 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 579,356 in 1985 and a minimum value of 252,372 in 2012.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 542,445 |
| 1972 | 528,247 |
| 1973 | 514,002 |
| 1974 | 501,299 |
| 1975 | 484,590 |
| 1976 | 495,645 |
| 1977 | 507,375 |
| 1978 | 522,639 |
| 1979 | 528,362 |
| 1980 | 521,279 |
| 1981 | 523,156 |
| 1982 | 543,644 |
| 1983 | 556,037 |
| 1984 | 571,611 |
| 1985 | 579,356 |
| 1986 | 567,615 |
| 1987 | 570,809 |
| 1988 | 552,520 |
| 1989 | 529,094 |
| 1990 | 478,887 |
| 1991 | 455,888 |
| 1992 | 439,637 |
| 1993 | 429,594 |
| 1994 | 423,818 |
| 1995 | 425,286 |
| 1996 | 433,926 |
| 1997 | 431,790 |
| 1998 | 425,511 |
| 1999 | 411,726 |
| 2000 | 392,876 |
| 2001 | 374,361 |
| 2002 | 349,616 |
| 2003 | 333,016 |
| 2004 | 314,221 |
| 2005 | 290,017 |
| 2006 | 273,045 |
| 2007 | 267,584 |
| 2008 | 262,701 |
| 2009 | 261,007 |
| 2010 | 260,340 |
| 2011 | 255,086 |
| 2012 | 252,372 |
| 2013 | 253,675 |
| 2014 | 258,840 |
| 2015 | 261,793 |
| 2016 | 261,969 |
| 2017 | 264,503 |
| 2018 | 262,735 |
| 2019 | 256,857 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Bulgaria was 48.47 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 48.63 in 1984, while its lowest value was 48.02 in 1992.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 48.44 |
| 1972 | 48.49 |
| 1973 | 48.49 |
| 1974 | 48.46 |
| 1975 | 48.39 |
| 1976 | 48.50 |
| 1977 | 48.58 |
| 1978 | 48.55 |
| 1979 | 48.54 |
| 1980 | 48.42 |
| 1981 | 48.50 |
| 1982 | 48.61 |
| 1983 | 48.62 |
| 1984 | 48.63 |
| 1985 | 48.62 |
| 1986 | 48.62 |
| 1987 | 48.53 |
| 1988 | 48.52 |
| 1989 | 48.34 |
| 1990 | 48.19 |
| 1991 | 48.09 |
| 1992 | 48.02 |
| 1993 | 48.09 |
| 1994 | 48.57 |
| 1995 | 48.35 |
| 1996 | 48.21 |
| 1997 | 48.19 |
| 1998 | 48.16 |
| 1999 | 48.13 |
| 2000 | 48.12 |
| 2001 | 48.08 |
| 2002 | 48.21 |
| 2003 | 48.24 |
| 2004 | 48.28 |
| 2005 | 48.35 |
| 2006 | 48.29 |
| 2007 | 48.34 |
| 2008 | 48.50 |
| 2009 | 48.56 |
| 2010 | 48.48 |
| 2011 | 48.40 |
| 2012 | 48.30 |
| 2013 | 48.29 |
| 2014 | 48.34 |
| 2015 | 48.31 |
| 2016 | 48.33 |
| 2017 | 48.47 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in Bulgaria was 20,668 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,860 in 1997 and a minimum value of 14,388 in 2013.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 25,503 |
| 1997 | 25,860 |
| 1998 | 24,716 |
| 1999 | 22,983 |
| 2000 | 23,344 |
| 2001 | 21,161 |
| 2002 | 20,789 |
| 2003 | 19,439 |
| 2004 | 18,762 |
| 2005 | 17,873 |
| 2006 | 17,378 |
| 2007 | 16,790 |
| 2008 | 16,346 |
| 2009 | 15,075 |
| 2010 | 14,885 |
| 2011 | 14,608 |
| 2012 | 14,489 |
| 2013 | 14,388 |
| 2014 | 14,596 |
| 2016 | 14,876 |
| 2017 | 17,393 |
| 2018 | 19,225 |
| 2019 | 20,668 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in Bulgaria was 93.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 94.40 in 2014, while its lowest value was 89.13 in 1996.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 89.13 |
| 1997 | 89.32 |
| 1998 | 89.58 |
| 2000 | 90.91 |
| 2001 | 91.54 |
| 2002 | 91.96 |
| 2003 | 92.27 |
| 2004 | 92.56 |
| 2005 | 92.82 |
| 2006 | 93.06 |
| 2007 | 93.30 |
| 2008 | 93.47 |
| 2009 | 93.73 |
| 2010 | 93.93 |
| 2011 | 94.17 |
| 2012 | 94.13 |
| 2013 | 94.32 |
| 2014 | 94.40 |
| 2016 | 94.35 |
| 2017 | 94.02 |
| 2018 | 93.25 |
| 2019 | 93.37 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
