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

Bulgaria: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 60,009 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
60,009 number
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
87th
of 164 countries
All-time high
125,196 number
in 1998
All-time low
60,009 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 125.2k number1999: 122.0k number2000: 118.2k number2001: 114.3k number2002: 110.3k number2003: 109.5k number2004: 107.2k number2005: 106.7k number2006: 106.9k number2007: 106.6k number2008: 105.8k number2009: 103.3k number2010: 98.7k number2011: 89.2k number2012: 88.9k number2013: 84.3k number2014: 79.6k number2015: 75.0k number2016: 70.4k number2017: 65.8k number2018: 62.0k number2019: 60.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bulgaria is 60,009 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 125,196 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60,009 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 125,196 number
1999 121,982 number -2.6%
2000 118,231 number -3.1%
2001 114,273 number -3.3%
2002 110,341 number -3.4%
2003 109,456 number -0.8%
2004 107,211 number -2.1%
2005 106,742 number -0.4%
2006 106,869 number +0.1%
2007 106,565 number -0.3%
2008 105,816 number -0.7%
2009 103,258 number -2.4%
2010 98,746 number -4.4%
2011 89,158 number -9.7%
2012 88,898 number -0.3%
2013 84,286 number -5.2%
2014 79,632 number -5.5%
2015 74,976 number -5.8%
2016 70,388 number -6.1%
2017 65,845 number -6.5%
2018 61,975 number -5.9%
2019 60,009 number -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 123,589 number 121,982 number 125,196 number 2
2000s 108,876 number 103,258 number 118,231 number 10
2010s 77,391 number 60,009 number 98,746 number 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 84 Belgium 65,245 number compare
  2. 85 Ireland 64,299 number compare
  3. 86 Oman 63,604 number compare
  4. 88 Portugal 54,331 number compare
  5. 89 Jamaica 52,331 number compare
  6. 90 Palestine 51,792 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bulgaria?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Bulgaria was 60,009 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 125,196 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 60,009 number in 2019.
How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (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
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.