Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 17,127 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17,127 number
Change on year
up 33.8%
World rank
53rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
17,127 number
in 2018
All-time low
2,776 number
in 2015
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820181998: 5.8k number1999: 8.4k number2000: 7.4k number2001: 4.9k number2002: 4.7k number2003: 3.3k number2004: 4.5k number2005: 6.2k number2006: 10.0k number2007: 12.3k number2008: 12.9k number2009: 14.3k number2010: 11.6k number2011: 7.0k number2012: 5.1k number2015: 2.8k number2016: 8.7k number2017: 12.8k number2018: 17.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 17,127 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Bulgaria peaked at 17,127 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,776 number, in 2015.

That places Bulgaria 53rd 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 5,787 number
1999 8,357 number +44.4%
2000 7,432 number -11.1%
2001 4,918 number -33.8%
2002 4,683 number -4.8%
2003 3,279 number -30.0%
2004 4,471 number +36.4%
2005 6,186 number +38.4%
2006 9,998 number +61.6%
2007 12,317 number +23.2%
2008 12,903 number +4.8%
2009 14,275 number +10.6%
2010 11,561 number -19.0%
2011 7,007 number -39.4%
2012 5,097 number -27.3%
2015 2,776 number -45.5%
2016 8,684 number +212.8%
2017 12,797 number +47.4%
2018 17,127 number +33.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,072 number 5,787 number 8,357 number 2
2000s 8,046 number 3,279 number 14,275 number 10
2010s 9,293 number 2,776 number 17,127 number 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 50 Djibouti 19,070 number compare
  2. 51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18,950 number compare
  3. 52 Italy 17,623 number compare
  4. 54 Dominican Republic 16,133 number compare
  5. 55 Puerto Rico 15,852 number compare
  6. 56 Mongolia 14,532 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Bulgaria was 17,127 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 17,127 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2,776 number in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.