School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 247,813 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
247,813 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
110th
of 205 countries
All-time high
421,610 number
in 2003
All-time low
236,631 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria stood at 247,813 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 421,610 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 236,631 number, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 409,716 number | — |
| 1971 | 406,431 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 403,799 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 401,153 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 397,748 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 393,576 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 388,708 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 383,686 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 379,481 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 376,490 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 374,633 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 373,412 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 371,066 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 369,449 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 368,895 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 369,935 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 373,014 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 377,190 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 381,805 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 386,070 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 389,476 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 391,043 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 388,115 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 385,288 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 382,044 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 376,597 number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 367,672 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 356,663 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 344,257 number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 332,629 number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 323,833 number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 319,670 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 317,690 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 421,610 number | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 419,905 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 414,699 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 404,545 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 388,149 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 368,783 number | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 348,694 number | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 329,491 number | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 310,932 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 292,257 number | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 274,258 number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 258,185 number | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 245,873 number | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 238,688 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 236,631 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 238,212 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 242,119 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 247,813 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 394,079 number | 376,490 number | 409,716 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 374,547 number | 368,895 number | 386,070 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 371,378 number | 332,629 number | 391,043 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 372,758 number | 317,690 number | 421,610 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 266,665 number | 236,631 number | 329,491 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,813 number | 247,813 number | 247,813 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bulgaria was 247,813 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 421,610 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,631 number in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.