Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 96,003 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 96,003 number for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 188,461 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 96,003 number, in 2018.
That places Bulgaria 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 188,461 number | — |
| 1996 | 180,758 number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 176,370 number | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 174,544 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 173,025 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 172,730 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 172,013 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 168,372 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 163,816 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 155,110 number | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 146,932 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 139,200 number | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 130,462 number | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 121,126 number | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 110,737 number | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 105,922 number | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 103,936 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 104,671 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 110,935 number | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 108,644 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 105,812 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 104,938 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 106,174 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 96,003 number | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 178,632 number | 173,025 number | 188,461 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 148,050 number | 110,737 number | 172,730 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,226 number | 96,003 number | 110,935 number | 9 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria was 96,003 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 188,461 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,003 number in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.