Population, ages 12-16, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Population, ages 12-16, total was 325,224 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 12-16, total in Bulgaria, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-16, total in Bulgaria stood at 325,224.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Bulgaria peaked at 656,265 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 324,463, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 118th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 594,422 | 542,496 | 656,265 | 10 |
| 2000s | 453,190 | 359,841 | 531,741 | 10 |
| 2010s | 329,751 | 324,463 | 343,905 | 6 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.75 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-16, total in Bulgaria?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Bulgaria was 325,224 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 656,265 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 324,463 in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.