School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 38,842 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
38,842 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
114th
of 204 countries
All-time high
69,360 number
in 1987
All-time low
30,254 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bulgaria stood at 38,842 number.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 69,360 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 30,254 number, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 114th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,211 number | — |
| 1971 | 66,488 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 65,757 number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 65,136 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 64,654 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 64,416 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 64,427 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 64,474 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 64,453 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 64,505 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 64,864 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 65,564 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 66,343 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 67,198 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 68,065 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 68,771 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 69,199 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 69,360 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 69,258 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 68,661 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 67,206 number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 64,905 number | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 62,607 number | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 60,254 number | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 58,077 number | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 56,639 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 56,008 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 55,279 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 54,614 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 53,781 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 52,133 number | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 49,537 number | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 46,959 number | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 44,455 number | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 41,910 number | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 39,342 number | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 36,812 number | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 34,532 number | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 32,445 number | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 30,842 number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 30,254 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 30,738 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 31,193 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 31,757 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 32,579 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 33,741 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 35,173 number | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 36,560 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 37,933 number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 38,925 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 38,842 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65,152 number | 64,416 number | 67,211 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,728 number | 64,864 number | 69,360 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,937 number | 53,781 number | 67,206 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,897 number | 30,842 number | 52,133 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,885 number | 30,254 number | 38,925 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,842 number | 38,842 number | 38,842 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 111 United Arab Emirates 49,036 number compare
- 112 Austria 43,098 number compare
- 113 Switzerland 41,587 number compare
- 115 Panama 38,021 number compare
- 116 Costa Rica 36,359 number compare
- 117 Oman 36,231 number 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bulgaria?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Bulgaria was 38,842 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 69,360 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,254 number in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 114th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.