School age population, secondary education, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, secondary education, female was 248,130 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 248,130 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 418,953 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 225,767, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 118th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 418,953 | — |
| 2002 | 401,836 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 390,399 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 378,538 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 364,949 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 348,618 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 330,612 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 312,332 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 291,285 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 274,189 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 263,450 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 256,697 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 251,611 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 241,245 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 235,318 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 230,288 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 228,431 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 228,636 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 227,030 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 225,767 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 233,691 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 242,499 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 245,800 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 248,130 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 359,725 | 291,285 | 418,953 | 9 |
| 2010s | 243,690 | 227,030 | 274,189 | 10 |
| 2020s | 239,177 | 225,767 | 248,130 | 5 |
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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, secondary education, female in Bulgaria?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Bulgaria was 248,130 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 418,953 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,767 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 118th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release