School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 156,593 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 156,593 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 267,048 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 134,306, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 110th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 267,048 | — |
| 2002 | 256,352 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 253,020 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 250,391 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 245,020 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 235,912 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 225,614 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 213,443 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 199,672 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 185,271 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 173,880 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 162,964 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 157,746 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 151,310 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 148,553 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 143,577 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 140,213 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 139,525 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 136,845 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 134,306 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 138,250 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 145,114 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 150,534 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 156,593 | +4.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 156,593 is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,767, 2.6× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 156,593 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,736, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 238,497 | 199,672 | 267,048 | 9 |
| 2010s | 153,988 | 136,845 | 185,271 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,959 | 134,306 | 156,593 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria was 156,593 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 267,048 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,306 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 110th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release