Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 402 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria is 402, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria peaked at 700 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 402, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 591 | — |
| 1965 | 700 | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 681 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 650 | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 622 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 608 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 641 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 604 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 548 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 518 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 402 | -22.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 402 is above the median for high income countries, which is 401, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 402 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 565, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 645.5 | 591 | 700 | 2 |
| 1970s | 665.5 | 650 | 681 | 2 |
| 1980s | 615 | 608 | 622 | 2 |
| 1990s | 622.5 | 604 | 641 | 2 |
| 2000s | 533 | 518 | 548 | 2 |
| 2010s | 402 | 402 | 402 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 96 Switzerland 449 compare
- 97 Costa Rica 433 compare
- 98 Liberia 407 compare
- 100 Hong Kong 401 compare
- 101 United Arab Emirates 372 compare
- 102 Slovakia 359 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria was 402 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 700 in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 402 in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.