Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 12.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria stood at 12.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria peaked at 12.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
That places Bulgaria 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.6% | — |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +63.6% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -40.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -93.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +1155.9% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +153.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +40.9% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +27.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 12.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 7.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 12.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 10.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1155.9% | 0.2% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 0.2% | 12.9% | 9 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria was 12.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.