School age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School age population, tertiary education, female was 159,914 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
159,914 number
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
119th
of 203 countries
All-time high
344,145 number
in 1970
All-time low
159,914 number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria, 1970–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 159,914 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 344,145 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 159,914 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.

School age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Bulgaria, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 344,145 number
1971 343,207 number -0.3%
1972 339,790 number -1.0%
1973 335,654 number -1.2%
1974 332,099 number -1.1%
1975 328,704 number -1.0%
1976 325,450 number -1.0%
1977 321,925 number -1.1%
1978 317,873 number -1.3%
1979 313,499 number -1.4%
1980 309,508 number -1.3%
1981 306,500 number -1.0%
1982 304,870 number -0.5%
1983 303,226 number -0.5%
1984 301,499 number -0.6%
1985 299,655 number -0.6%
1986 297,676 number -0.7%
1987 295,974 number -0.6%
1988 294,703 number -0.4%
1989 294,366 number -0.1%
1990 295,253 number +0.3%
1991 297,686 number +0.8%
1992 299,512 number +0.6%
1993 300,611 number +0.4%
1994 300,643 number +0.0%
1995 299,977 number -0.2%
1996 299,053 number -0.3%
1997 298,738 number -0.1%
1998 297,050 number -0.6%
1999 293,573 number -1.2%
2000 288,256 number -1.8%
2001 280,698 number -2.6%
2002 271,160 number -3.4%
2003 268,627 number -0.9%
2004 259,978 number -3.2%
2005 253,646 number -2.4%
2006 249,628 number -1.6%
2007 247,339 number -0.9%
2008 246,715 number -0.3%
2009 245,222 number -0.6%
2010 241,126 number -1.7%
2011 234,752 number -2.6%
2012 225,661 number -3.9%
2013 214,798 number -4.8%
2014 203,425 number -5.3%
2015 192,368 number -5.4%
2016 181,379 number -5.7%
2017 170,383 number -6.1%
2018 159,914 number -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 330,235 number 313,499 number 344,145 number 10
1980s 300,798 number 294,366 number 309,508 number 10
1990s 298,210 number 293,573 number 300,643 number 10
2000s 261,127 number 245,222 number 288,256 number 10
2010s 202,645 number 159,914 number 241,126 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 116 Serbia 178,698 number compare
  2. 117 Norway 168,161 number compare
  3. 118 Panama 166,154 number compare
  4. 120 Finland 159,405 number compare
  5. 121 New Zealand 156,708 number compare
  6. 122 Slovakia 155,233 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria was 159,914 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 344,145 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 159,914 number in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Bulgaria ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.