Girls and boys who are out of school in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Girls and boys who are out of school was 6,943 girls in 2024. ▲ Rising
Girls and boys who are out of school in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
In 2024, girls and boys who are out of school in Bulgaria stood at 6,943 girls. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Bulgaria peaked at 6,943 girls in 2024 and was at its lowest, 931 girls, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 106th out of 180 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.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,810 girls | — |
| 2009 | 1,102 girls | -71.1% |
| 2010 | 931 girls | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 1,530 girls | +64.3% |
| 2012 | 2,924 girls | +91.1% |
| 2013 | 4,307 girls | +47.3% |
| 2014 | 3,336 girls | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 3,167 girls | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3,832 girls | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 4,091 girls | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 4,968 girls | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 5,374 girls | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 5,223 girls | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6,092 girls | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 6,211 girls | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6,566 girls | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 6,943 girls | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,456 girls | 1,102 girls | 3,810 girls | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,446 girls | 931 girls | 5,374 girls | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,207 girls | 5,223 girls | 6,943 girls | 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 girls and boys who are out of school in Bulgaria?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Bulgaria was 6,943 girls in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,943 girls in 2024.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 931 girls in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.