Children out of school, primary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children out of school, primary was 14,529 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Bulgaria stood at 14,529. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Bulgaria peaked at 14,529 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 168, in 2008.
That places Bulgaria 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,415 | 168 | 5,572 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,874 | 2,171 | 11,136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,947 | 10,835 | 14,529 | 5 |
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- 103 Tunisia 14,015 compare
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Bulgaria?
- Children out of school, primary in Bulgaria was 14,529 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14,529 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 168 in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children out of school, primary?
- Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. 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.