School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 119,877 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria is 119,877 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria peaked at 204,971 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 114,668 number, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 110th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 200,437 number | — |
| 1971 | 198,760 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 197,683 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 196,447 number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 194,658 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 192,362 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 189,712 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 187,030 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 184,829 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 183,269 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 182,296 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 181,628 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 180,576 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 179,831 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 179,577 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 180,083 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 181,599 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 183,759 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 186,129 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 188,311 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 190,057 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 190,873 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 189,473 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 188,041 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 186,316 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 183,436 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 178,832 number | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 173,409 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 167,257 number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 161,472 number | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 157,138 number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 155,201 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 154,391 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 204,971 number | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 204,419 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 202,046 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 197,099 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 189,051 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 179,452 number | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 169,503 number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 160,078 number | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 151,041 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 141,886 number | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 133,103 number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 125,282 number | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 119,289 number | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 115,781 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 114,668 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 115,328 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 117,146 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 119,877 number | +2.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 119,877 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 119,877 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,971 number, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +32.8% | 154,391 number | 204,971 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 192,519 number | 183,269 number | 200,437 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,379 number | 179,577 number | 188,311 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 180,917 number | 161,472 number | 190,873 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 181,327 number | 154,391 number | 204,971 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,360 number | 114,668 number | 160,078 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,877 number | 119,877 number | 119,877 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bulgaria was 119,877 number in 2020, 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 204,971 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,668 number in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.