Over-age students, primary, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Over-age students, primary, female was 1.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Bulgaria, 1996–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, female in Bulgaria stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 6.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.6% | — |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 154 Slovenia 1.3% compare
- 155 Georgia 1.3% compare
- 156 Cayman Islands 1.2% compare
- 158 Switzerland 1.1% compare
- 159 Republic of Moldova 1.1% compare
- 160 Greece 1.1% 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 over-age students, primary, female in Bulgaria?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Bulgaria was 1.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.