School age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School age population, tertiary education, male was 170,525 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
170,525 number
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
120th
of 203 countries
All-time high
355,802 number
in 1970
All-time low
170,525 number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria stood at 170,525 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 355,802 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 170,525 number, in 2018.

Bulgaria ranks 120th of 203 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in Bulgaria, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 355,802 number
1971 355,685 number -0.0%
1972 352,259 number -1.0%
1973 347,593 number -1.3%
1974 343,366 number -1.2%
1975 339,502 number -1.1%
1976 336,369 number -0.9%
1977 333,916 number -0.7%
1978 331,283 number -0.8%
1979 328,262 number -0.9%
1980 325,375 number -0.9%
1981 322,985 number -0.7%
1982 320,480 number -0.8%
1983 317,876 number -0.8%
1984 315,389 number -0.8%
1985 313,015 number -0.8%
1986 310,832 number -0.7%
1987 309,094 number -0.6%
1988 307,821 number -0.4%
1989 307,448 number -0.1%
1990 308,298 number +0.3%
1991 310,697 number +0.8%
1992 312,458 number +0.6%
1993 313,358 number +0.3%
1994 313,256 number -0.0%
1995 312,706 number -0.2%
1996 312,338 number -0.1%
1997 312,813 number +0.2%
1998 311,806 number -0.3%
1999 308,837 number -1.0%
2000 303,909 number -1.6%
2001 296,674 number -2.4%
2002 287,503 number -3.1%
2003 285,197 number -0.8%
2004 276,896 number -2.9%
2005 270,752 number -2.2%
2006 266,723 number -1.5%
2007 264,028 number -1.0%
2008 262,717 number -0.5%
2009 260,438 number -0.9%
2010 255,604 number -1.9%
2011 248,513 number -2.8%
2012 238,803 number -3.9%
2013 227,561 number -4.7%
2014 215,875 number -5.1%
2015 204,427 number -5.3%
2016 192,969 number -5.6%
2017 181,489 number -5.9%
2018 170,525 number -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 342,404 number 328,262 number 355,802 number 10
1980s 315,032 number 307,448 number 325,375 number 10
1990s 311,657 number 308,298 number 313,358 number 10
2000s 277,484 number 260,438 number 303,909 number 10
2010s 215,085 number 170,525 number 255,604 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 117 Norway 179,645 number compare
  2. 118 Oman 171,349 number compare
  3. 119 Panama 170,884 number compare
  4. 121 Finland 166,886 number compare
  5. 122 New Zealand 166,004 number compare
  6. 123 Slovakia 163,162 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria?
School age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria was 170,525 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 355,802 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 170,525 number in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.