Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0506 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0506 units per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
168th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0797 units per person
in 1989
All-time low
0.0494 units per person
in 2012
Years of data
47
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria, 1971–2017

00.020.040.060.08197119942017

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria is 0.0506 units per person, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0797 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0494 units per person, in 2012.

Bulgaria ranks 168th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0714 units per person
1972 0.0703 units per person -1.4%
1973 0.0701 units per person -0.4%
1974 0.0699 units per person -0.3%
1975 0.0701 units per person +0.3%
1976 0.0647 units per person -7.7%
1977 0.0668 units per person +3.2%
1978 0.0648 units per person -3.0%
1979 0.062 units per person -4.3%
1980 0.0626 units per person +0.9%
1981 0.0633 units per person +1.1%
1982 0.0656 units per person +3.7%
1983 0.0682 units per person +3.8%
1984 0.0699 units per person +2.5%
1985 0.072 units per person +3.1%
1986 0.0755 units per person +4.9%
1987 0.0771 units per person +2.1%
1988 0.0789 units per person +2.3%
1989 0.0797 units per person +1.0%
1990 0.0769 units per person -3.5%
1991 0.0762 units per person -1.0%
1992 0.0739 units per person -2.9%
1993 0.0709 units per person -4.1%
1994 0.0672 units per person -5.2%
1995 0.0665 units per person -1.0%
1996 0.065 units per person -2.4%
1997 0.0634 units per person -2.4%
1998 0.0624 units per person -1.5%
1999 0.0621 units per person -0.4%
2000 0.0625 units per person +0.5%
2001 0.0636 units per person +1.8%
2002 0.0645 units per person +1.4%
2003 0.0653 units per person +1.3%
2004 0.0643 units per person -1.6%
2005 0.0628 units per person -2.2%
2006 0.0611 units per person -2.8%
2007 0.0587 units per person -4.0%
2008 0.0558 units per person -4.9%
2009 0.0524 units per person -5.9%
2010 0.0503 units per person -4.1%
2011 0.0497 units per person -1.2%
2012 0.0494 units per person -0.6%
2013 0.0496 units per person +0.4%
2014 0.0497 units per person +0.2%
2015 0.0496 units per person -0.2%
2016 0.0499 units per person +0.6%
2017 0.0506 units per person +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0678 units per person 0.062 units per person 0.0714 units per person 9
1980s 0.0713 units per person 0.0626 units per person 0.0797 units per person 10
1990s 0.0684 units per person 0.0621 units per person 0.0769 units per person 10
2000s 0.0611 units per person 0.0524 units per person 0.0653 units per person 10
2010s 0.0498 units per person 0.0494 units per person 0.0506 units per person 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 165 Burundi 0.0511 units per person compare
  2. 166 Austria 0.0511 units per person compare
  3. 167 Sudan 0.051 units per person compare
  4. 169 Italy 0.0506 units per person compare
  5. 170 Serbia 0.0499 units per person compare
  6. 171 Guinea-Bissau 0.0498 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Bulgaria was 0.0506 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0797 units per person in 1989.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0494 units per person in 2012.
How does Bulgaria rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 168th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.