Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) was 0.9868 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Bulgaria, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.9868 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Bulgaria peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8333 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 42nd out of 55 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.8333 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9085 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8541 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9731 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9437 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9971 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9259 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9617 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9909 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9651 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.965 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9855 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9693 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9868 GPIA | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9192 GPIA | 0.8333 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.9259 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Bulgaria was 0.9868 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release