Children out of school, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children out of school, male was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6.0% for children out of school, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Bulgaria peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 81st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Children out of school, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +81.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +53.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +50.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, male in Bulgaria?
- Children out of school, male in Bulgaria was 6.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children out of school, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.