School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 56,210 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bulgaria, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bulgaria is 56,210 number, measured 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 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 118,827 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 56,210 number, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 … post-secondary female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 118,827 number | — |
| 1999 | 115,580 number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 111,793 number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 107,751 number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 103,705 number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 102,694 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 100,459 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 100,176 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 100,560 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 100,614 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 100,231 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 97,918 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 93,525 number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 84,262 number | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 83,927 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79,428 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 74,936 number | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 70,525 number | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 66,213 number | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 61,878 number | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 58,158 number | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 56,210 number | -3.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 56,210 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,637 number, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 56,210 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,371 number, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,204 number | 115,580 number | 118,827 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 102,590 number | 97,918 number | 111,793 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,906 number | 56,210 number | 93,525 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bulgaria?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Bulgaria was 56,210 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 118,827 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,210 number in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.