School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 264,440 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
264,440 number
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
110th
of 206 countries
All-time high
543,954 number
in 1983
All-time low
237,358 number
in 2006
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria stood at 264,440 number.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 543,954 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 237,358 number, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 507,002 number | — |
| 1971 | 504,967 number | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 507,461 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 511,433 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 516,031 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 519,372 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 522,720 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 527,944 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 533,370 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 538,128 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 540,442 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 541,437 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 543,575 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 543,954 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 541,717 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 534,662 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 525,501 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 509,697 number | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 490,674 number | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 471,461 number | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 460,410 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 448,323 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 440,850 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 434,771 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 427,004 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 408,707 number | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 389,633 number | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 368,886 number | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 345,367 number | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 321,559 number | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 303,266 number | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 286,776 number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 270,681 number | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 256,899 number | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 246,206 number | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 240,078 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 237,358 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 243,117 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 253,020 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 264,365 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 270,829 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 277,073 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 286,340 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 295,197 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 301,909 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 302,350 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 300,528 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 291,542 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 278,347 number | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 264,440 number | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 518,843 number | 504,967 number | 538,128 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 524,312 number | 471,461 number | 543,954 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 404,551 number | 321,559 number | 460,410 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,177 number | 237,358 number | 303,266 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,856 number | 264,440 number | 302,350 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria was 264,440 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 543,954 number in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,358 number in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.