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
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bulgaria, 1998–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,697 (2024)
- 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)
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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.