School age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, tertiary education, male was 144,912 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria is 144,912, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 308,781 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 135,818, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 126th out of 221 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, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 308,781 | — |
| 2002 | 283,588 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 277,207 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 269,976 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 265,863 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 262,998 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 260,314 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 259,163 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 256,717 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 253,113 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 245,325 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 235,986 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 214,910 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 199,903 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 183,523 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 170,113 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 158,378 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 145,968 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 138,874 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 135,818 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 135,982 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 138,186 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 142,314 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 144,912 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 271,623 | 256,717 | 308,781 | 9 |
| 2010s | 194,609 | 138,874 | 253,113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,442 | 135,818 | 144,912 | 5 |
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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, male in Bulgaria?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria was 144,912 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 308,781 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,818 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 126th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release