School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 289,351 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
289,351 number
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
112th
of 205 countries
All-time high
536,758 number
in 1970
All-time low
237,869 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria is 289,351 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 536,758 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 237,869 number, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 112th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 536,758 number | — |
| 1971 | 533,358 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 527,360 number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 520,912 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 514,456 number | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 508,599 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 503,969 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 501,563 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 500,144 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 498,961 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 497,944 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 497,865 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 499,945 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 504,824 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 511,559 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 518,677 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 524,926 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 530,168 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 533,097 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 533,612 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 531,692 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 526,387 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 514,847 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 500,006 number | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 482,656 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 464,719 number | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 449,050 number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 438,360 number | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 431,827 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 428,644 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 426,343 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 421,351 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 409,822 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 393,620 number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 374,183 number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 353,714 number | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 333,709 number | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 313,709 number | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 294,635 number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 276,529 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 260,116 number | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 247,282 number | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 239,748 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 237,869 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 240,058 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 244,385 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 249,977 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 257,939 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 267,531 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 278,439 number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 289,351 number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 514,608 number | 498,961 number | 536,758 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 515,262 number | 497,865 number | 533,612 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 476,819 number | 428,644 number | 531,692 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 359,762 number | 276,529 number | 426,343 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 252,334 number | 237,869 number | 278,439 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 289,351 number | 289,351 number | 289,351 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria was 289,351 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 536,758 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,869 number in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 112th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.