Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 33,906 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
33,906 number
Change on year
up 28.5%
World rank
61st
of 138 countries
All-time high
48,663 number
in 2003
All-time low
21,048 number
in 2015
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1998200820181998: 48.1k number1999: 44.8k number2000: 41.5k number2001: 37.5k number2002: 36.0k number2003: 48.7k number2004: 45.4k number2005: 45.6k number2006: 47.9k number2007: 46.7k number2008: 48.5k number2009: 48.6k number2010: 44.6k number2011: 37.1k number2012: 32.6k number2013: 27.7k number2014: 23.7k number2015: 21.0k number2016: 23.5k number2017: 26.4k number2018: 33.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bulgaria is 33,906 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bulgaria peaked at 48,663 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21,048 number, in 2015.

That places Bulgaria 61st out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 48,080 number
1999 44,812 number -6.8%
2000 41,481 number -7.4%
2001 37,467 number -9.7%
2002 35,952 number -4.0%
2003 48,663 number +35.4%
2004 45,446 number -6.6%
2005 45,570 number +0.3%
2006 47,928 number +5.2%
2007 46,663 number -2.6%
2008 48,510 number +4.0%
2009 48,576 number +0.1%
2010 44,622 number -8.1%
2011 37,142 number -16.8%
2012 32,551 number -12.4%
2013 27,670 number -15.0%
2014 23,718 number -14.3%
2015 21,048 number -11.3%
2016 23,464 number +11.5%
2017 26,385 number +12.4%
2018 33,906 number +28.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46,446 number 44,812 number 48,080 number 2
2000s 44,626 number 35,952 number 48,663 number 10
2010s 30,056 number 21,048 number 44,622 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 58 Chile 37,021 number compare
  2. 59 Poland 35,432 number compare
  3. 60 Switzerland 35,220 number compare
  4. 62 Australia 32,581 number compare
  5. 63 Djibouti 32,309 number compare
  6. 64 Kyrgyzstan 31,512 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Bulgaria was 33,906 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 48,663 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 21,048 number in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/