The educational system of Bulgaria is still a building under construction, the education sector has not reached the apex like other countries in the Eastern Europe. The educational sector is being financed and supported by the state ministry of education and science. School education for every child in the country is compulsory, children between age 7 to 15 are encouraged to start school enrollment, the school enrollment rate for the primary school in Bulgaria is around 95.6 percent.
After a child leaves the primary school, he proceeds by going to any of the category of available secondary school, it can be general education, vocational , language schools and foreign schools. Private schools are also available for students to go, in fact, most of the private schools are already competing with the government owned schools. After a student has completed his secondary school education, there are 51 available higher institutions for him/her to go.