School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 116,219 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
116,219 number
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
87th
of 164 countries
All-time high
244,023 number
in 1998
All-time low
116,219 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bulgaria, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200820191998: 244.0k number1999: 237.6k number2000: 230.0k number2001: 222.0k number2002: 214.0k number2003: 212.2k number2004: 207.7k number2005: 206.9k number2006: 207.4k number2007: 207.2k number2008: 206.0k number2009: 201.2k number2010: 192.3k number2011: 173.4k number2012: 172.8k number2013: 163.7k number2014: 154.6k number2015: 145.5k number2016: 136.6k number2017: 127.7k number2018: 120.1k number2019: 116.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 116,219 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bulgaria peaked at 244,023 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 116,219 number, in 2019.

Bulgaria ranks 87th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 244,023 number
1999 237,562 number -2.6%
2000 230,024 number -3.2%
2001 222,024 number -3.5%
2002 214,046 number -3.6%
2003 212,150 number -0.9%
2004 207,670 number -2.1%
2005 206,918 number -0.4%
2006 207,429 number +0.2%
2007 207,179 number -0.1%
2008 206,047 number -0.5%
2009 201,176 number -2.4%
2010 192,271 number -4.4%
2011 173,420 number -9.8%
2012 172,825 number -0.3%
2013 163,714 number -5.3%
2014 154,568 number -5.6%
2015 145,501 number -5.9%
2016 136,601 number -6.1%
2017 127,723 number -6.5%
2018 120,133 number -5.9%
2019 116,219 number -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 240,792 number 237,562 number 244,023 number 2
2000s 211,466 number 201,176 number 230,024 number 10
2010s 150,298 number 116,219 number 192,271 number 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 84 Belgium 127,069 number compare
  2. 85 Ireland 126,093 number compare
  3. 86 Oman 117,290 number compare
  4. 88 Portugal 107,025 number compare
  5. 89 Jamaica 102,458 number compare
  6. 90 Palestine, State of 101,830 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bulgaria?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bulgaria was 116,219 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 244,023 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 116,219 number in 2019.
How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.