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 13.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 13.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria peaked at 13.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2012.
That places Bulgaria 39th 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.9% | — |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +58.2% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -45.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -41.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +117.5% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +26.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 5.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 13.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.1%, 6.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 3.1% | 13.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 36 Cambodia 14.1% compare
- 37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.8% compare
- 38 Indonesia 13.5% compare
- 40 Lesotho 13.2% compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.2% compare
- 42 South Africa 13.2% compare
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 13.3% 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 13.3% 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 3.1% in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 134 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 24.5%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.