School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 291,419 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
291,419 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
131st
of 206 countries
All-time high
542,057 number
in 1986
All-time low
237,952 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 291,419 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 542,057 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 237,952 number, in 2009.
Bulgaria ranks 131st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 517,969 number | — |
| 1971 | 512,554 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 507,929 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 504,876 number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 503,540 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 503,778 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 504,982 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 505,953 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 507,579 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 510,527 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 514,925 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 520,043 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 526,057 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 532,146 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 537,501 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 541,070 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 542,057 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 540,327 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 533,985 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 522,212 number | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 505,781 number | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 487,146 number | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 469,784 number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 454,774 number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 443,514 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 435,818 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 429,212 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 422,069 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 412,428 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 398,457 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 379,759 number | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 358,293 number | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 338,126 number | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 318,268 number | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 298,897 number | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 280,593 number | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 264,021 number | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 250,443 number | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 241,294 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 237,952 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 240,319 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 246,258 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 251,544 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 258,707 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 267,778 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 277,917 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 287,615 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 296,084 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 300,467 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 298,865 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 291,419 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 507,969 number | 503,540 number | 517,969 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 531,032 number | 514,925 number | 542,057 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 445,898 number | 398,457 number | 505,781 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 296,765 number | 237,952 number | 379,759 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 272,555 number | 240,319 number | 300,467 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 291,419 number | 291,419 number | 291,419 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bulgaria was 291,419 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 542,057 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,952 number in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.