School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 148,757 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
148,757 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
112th
of 205 countries
All-time high
274,178 number
in 1970
All-time low
122,433 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 148,757 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 274,178 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 122,433 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 274,178 number | — |
| 1971 | 272,371 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 269,512 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 266,525 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 263,517 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 260,752 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 258,559 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 257,476 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 256,882 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 256,412 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 256,013 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 256,049 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 257,036 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 259,460 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 262,831 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 266,397 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 269,514 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 272,001 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 273,339 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 273,493 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 272,469 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 269,800 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 264,051 number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 256,657 number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 247,982 number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 238,979 number | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 231,068 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 225,437 number | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 221,852 number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 219,904 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 218,397 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 215,614 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 209,697 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 201,526 number | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 191,798 number | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 181,566 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 171,510 number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 161,263 number | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 151,455 number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 142,137 number | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 133,708 number | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 127,141 number | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 123,340 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 122,433 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 123,610 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 125,873 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 128,754 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 132,872 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 137,761 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 143,271 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 148,757 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 263,618 number | 256,412 number | 274,178 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 264,613 number | 256,013 number | 273,493 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 244,820 number | 219,904 number | 272,469 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 184,496 number | 142,137 number | 218,397 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,876 number | 122,433 number | 143,271 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,757 number | 148,757 number | 148,757 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Bulgaria was 148,757 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 274,178 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,433 number in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 112th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.