Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 17,271 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Bulgaria, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Bulgaria stood at 17,271 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 31.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Bulgaria peaked at 17,271 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,634 number, in 2012.
That places Bulgaria 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10,186 number | — |
| 1999 | 10,576 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 11,477 number | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 9,412 number | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 9,677 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8,593 number | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 8,436 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8,614 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12,840 number | +49.1% |
| 2007 | 12,876 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15,310 number | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 15,532 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12,235 number | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 6,360 number | -48.0% |
| 2012 | 3,634 number | -42.9% |
| 2015 | 4,109 number | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 9,143 number | +122.5% |
| 2017 | 13,128 number | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 17,271 number | +31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,381 number | 10,186 number | 10,576 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 11,277 number | 8,436 number | 15,532 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,411 number | 3,634 number | 17,271 number | 7 |
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Bulgaria?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Bulgaria was 17,271 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 17,271 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,634 number in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.