Bulgaria: Tertiary school enrollment

The latest value from 2024 is 69.55 percent, a decline from 79.85 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 52.34 percent, based on data from 91 countries. Historically, the average for Bulgaria from 2001 to 2024 is 64.83 percent. The minimum value, 41.04 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 85.53 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The tertiary school enrollment in Bulgaria is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.