School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 330,439 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bulgaria is 330,439 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 699,947 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 330,439 number, in 2018.
That places Bulgaria 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 672,638 number | 641,761 number | 699,947 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 615,829 number | 601,814 number | 634,883 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 609,866 number | 602,410 number | 613,969 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 538,611 number | 505,660 number | 592,165 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 417,730 number | 330,439 number | 496,730 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bulgaria was 330,439 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 699,947 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,439 number in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.