School age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, tertiary education, female was 159,914 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bulgaria, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.