School age population, lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 140,594 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
140,594 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
113th
of 205 countries
All-time high
262,580 number
in 1970
All-time low
115,436 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria is 140,594 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 262,580 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 115,436 number, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 262,580 number | — |
| 1971 | 260,987 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 257,848 number | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 254,387 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 250,939 number | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 247,847 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 245,410 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 244,087 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 243,262 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 242,549 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 241,931 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 241,816 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 242,909 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 245,364 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 248,728 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 252,280 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 255,412 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 258,167 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 259,758 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 260,119 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 259,223 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 256,587 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 250,796 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 243,349 number | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 234,674 number | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 225,740 number | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 217,982 number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 212,923 number | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 209,975 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 208,740 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 207,946 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 205,737 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 200,125 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 192,094 number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 182,385 number | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 172,148 number | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 162,199 number | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 152,446 number | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 143,180 number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 134,392 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 126,408 number | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 120,141 number | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 116,408 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 115,436 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 116,448 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 118,512 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 121,223 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 125,067 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 129,770 number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 135,168 number | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 140,594 number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,990 number | 242,549 number | 262,580 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 250,648 number | 241,816 number | 260,119 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 231,999 number | 208,740 number | 259,223 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 175,265 number | 134,392 number | 207,946 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,458 number | 115,436 number | 135,168 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,594 number | 140,594 number | 140,594 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Bulgaria was 140,594 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 262,580 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,436 number in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.