Children out of school, primary, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Children out of school, primary, female was 6,943 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,943
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
107th
of 177 countries
All-time high
6,943
in 2024
All-time low
931
in 2010
Years of data
17
2001–2024

Children out of school, primary, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2001201220242001: 3.8k2009: 1.1k2010: 9312011: 1.5k2012: 2.9k2013: 4.3k2014: 3.3k2015: 3.2k2016: 3.8k2017: 4.1k2018: 5.0k2019: 5.4k2020: 5.2k2021: 6.1k2022: 6.2k2023: 6.6k2024: 6.9k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 6,943 for children out of school, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 6,943 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 931, in 2010.

Bulgaria ranks 107th 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, primary, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 3,810
2009 1,102 -71.1%
2010 931 -15.5%
2011 1,530 +64.3%
2012 2,924 +91.1%
2013 4,307 +47.3%
2014 3,336 -22.5%
2015 3,167 -5.1%
2016 3,832 +21.0%
2017 4,091 +6.8%
2018 4,968 +21.4%
2019 5,374 +8.2%
2020 5,223 -2.8%
2021 6,092 +16.6%
2022 6,211 +2.0%
2023 6,566 +5.7%
2024 6,943 +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,456 1,102 3,810 2
2010s 3,446 931 5,374 10
2020s 6,207 5,223 6,943 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 104 Guyana 8,815 compare
  2. 105 Kyrgyzstan 8,359 compare
  3. 106 Serbia 7,724 compare
  4. 108 Belgium 6,554 compare
  5. 109 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,273 compare
  6. 110 Suriname 5,441 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in Bulgaria?
Children out of school, primary, female in Bulgaria was 6,943 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 6,943 in 2024.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 931 in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for children out of school, primary, female?
Bulgaria ranks 107th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.