Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at was 57.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
57.9%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
43rd
of 53 countries
All-time high
81.6%
in 2003
All-time low
46.7%
in 2006
Years of data
6
2003–2015

Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria, 2003–2015

0204060802003200920152003: 81.62006: 46.72007: 74.32009: 52.92012: 56.22015: 57.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2015, proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria stood at 57.9%.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria peaked at 81.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2006.

Bulgaria ranks 43rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%) in Bulgaria, 2003 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2003 81.6%
2006 46.7% -42.7%
2007 74.3% +59.0%
2009 52.9% -28.8%
2012 56.2% +6.4%
2015 57.9% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.9% 46.7% 81.6% 4
2010s 57.1% 56.2% 57.9% 2

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 40 Chile 63.2% compare
  2. 41 Serbia 61.1% compare
  3. 42 Romania 60.1% compare
  4. 44 Uruguay 47.6% compare
  5. 45 Thailand 46.2% compare
  6. 46 Jordan 44.7% compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More health data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria?
Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria was 57.9% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2006.
How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at?
Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2015.
Is proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-children-at-the-end-of-lower-secondary-achieving-at-least-a-minimum/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-children-at-the-end-of-lower-secondary-achieving-at-least-a-minimum/bulgaria/">Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
53 places, 322 data points, 2003–2017
Last refreshed