Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex was 1.29 million in 2012. ▼ Falling
Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex in Bulgaria, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Bulgaria is 1.29 million, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 1.62 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 20th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million | 1.61 million | 1.62 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million | 1.32 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.29 million | 1.31 million | 3 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.75 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Bulgaria?
- Students by isced level, study intensity and sex in Bulgaria was 1.29 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, study intensity and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, study intensity and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for students by isced level, study intensity and sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, study intensity and sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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