Children out of school, primary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children out of school, primary, male was 7,586 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, male in Bulgaria stood at 7,586. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 7,586 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,240, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 108th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,762 | — |
| 2009 | 1,580 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1,240 | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 2,210 | +78.2% |
| 2012 | 3,380 | +52.9% |
| 2013 | 5,193 | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 5,150 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,725 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 5,146 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 5,489 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 5,984 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 5,762 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5,612 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 6,442 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 6,688 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 7,371 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 7,586 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,671 | 1,580 | 1,762 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,428 | 1,240 | 5,984 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,740 | 5,612 | 7,586 | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0829 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 232,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1419 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Bulgaria?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Bulgaria was 7,586 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,586 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,240 in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.