School age population, primary education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, primary education, male was 149,650 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Bulgaria is 149,650 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 277,996 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 122,326 number, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 132nd 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.
School age population, primary education, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 265,070 number | — |
| 1971 | 262,481 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 260,408 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 259,054 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 258,502 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 258,699 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 259,357 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 259,960 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 260,890 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 262,468 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 264,742 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 267,325 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 270,332 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 273,360 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 275,979 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 277,653 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 277,996 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 277,027 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 273,800 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 267,896 number | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 259,685 number | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 250,353 number | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 241,549 number | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 233,840 number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 227,914 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 223,705 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 220,030 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 216,035 number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 210,900 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 203,749 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 194,381 number | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 183,711 number | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 173,568 number | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 163,512 number | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 153,616 number | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 144,185 number | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 135,613 number | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 128,621 number | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 123,963 number | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 122,326 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 123,635 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 126,757 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 129,522 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 133,211 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 137,829 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 142,952 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 147,834 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 152,118 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 154,308 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 153,454 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 149,650 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 260,689 number | 258,502 number | 265,070 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 272,611 number | 264,742 number | 277,996 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,776 number | 203,749 number | 259,685 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,350 number | 122,326 number | 194,381 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,162 number | 123,635 number | 154,308 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,650 number | 149,650 number | 149,650 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Bulgaria?
- School age population, primary education, male in Bulgaria was 149,650 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 277,996 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,326 number in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.