School age population, primary education, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, primary education, female was 141,769 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Bulgaria is 141,769 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 264,061 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 115,626 number, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 247,280 number | 245,038 number | 252,899 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 258,421 number | 250,183 number | 264,061 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,122 number | 194,708 number | 246,096 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,415 number | 115,626 number | 185,378 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,393 number | 116,684 number | 146,159 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,769 number | 141,769 number | 141,769 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.75 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Bulgaria?
- School age population, primary education, female in Bulgaria was 141,769 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 264,061 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,626 number in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.