School age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, tertiary education, male was 170,525 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Bulgaria, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.