School age population, secondary education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, secondary education, male was 276,693 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
276,693 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
115th
of 205 countries
All-time high
483,457 number
in 1970
All-time low
251,661 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Bulgaria stood at 276,693 number.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 483,457 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 251,661 number, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 115th of 205 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, secondary education, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 483,457 number | — |
| 1971 | 480,042 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 475,628 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 471,231 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 466,607 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 461,966 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 457,555 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 454,132 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 451,534 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 449,633 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 448,350 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 447,833 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 447,526 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 449,078 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 452,149 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 456,249 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 460,929 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 465,432 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 469,015 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 471,252 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 471,888 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 469,970 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 462,693 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 453,904 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 443,710 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 432,140 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 419,908 number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 408,691 number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 398,852 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 391,061 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 385,092 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 380,083 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 372,996 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 418,165 number | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 407,284 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 394,219 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 378,956 number | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 360,361 number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 340,786 number | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 321,328 number | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 303,121 number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 287,032 number | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 273,711 number | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 263,588 number | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 256,513 number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 252,457 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 251,661 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 254,835 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 260,645 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 268,244 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 276,693 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 465,178 number | 449,633 number | 483,457 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 456,781 number | 447,526 number | 471,252 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 435,282 number | 391,061 number | 471,888 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 375,927 number | 321,328 number | 418,165 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 267,181 number | 251,661 number | 303,121 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 276,693 number | 276,693 number | 276,693 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 112 Switzerland 301,791 number compare
- 113 Serbia 287,481 number compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 279,744 number compare
- 116 Slovakia 250,238 number compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 232,348 number compare
- 118 New Zealand 224,748 number compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Bulgaria?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Bulgaria was 276,693 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 483,457 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,661 number in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.