Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 151,830 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
151,830 number
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
81st
of 187 countries
All-time high
193,358 number
in 2005
All-time low
136,235 number
in 2017
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria, 1995–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1995200620181995: 184.4k number1996: 183.0k number1997: 177.0k number1998: 171.5k number1999: 168.0k number2000: 166.6k number2001: 166.4k number2002: 169.4k number2003: 182.6k number2004: 193.1k number2005: 193.4k number2006: 190.5k number2007: 185.8k number2008: 174.3k number2009: 165.6k number2010: 160.1k number2011: 159.4k number2012: 147.9k number2013: 148.8k number2014: 148.2k number2015: 144.4k number2016: 138.5k number2017: 136.2k number2018: 151.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria stood at 151,830 number.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria peaked at 193,358 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 136,235 number, in 2017.

That places Bulgaria 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 176,774 number 167,986 number 184,370 number 5
2000s 178,784 number 165,607 number 193,358 number 10
2010s 148,381 number 136,235 number 160,120 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 78 Cambodia 167,545 number compare
  2. 79 Benin 167,209 number compare
  3. 80 Azerbaijan 165,870 number compare
  4. 82 Denmark 148,007 number compare
  5. 83 Guinea 141,083 number compare
  6. 84 Paraguay 137,949 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Bulgaria was 151,830 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 193,358 number in 2005.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 136,235 number in 2017.
How does Bulgaria rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/