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

Bulgaria: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 29,419 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
29,419 number
Change on year
up 32.8%
World rank
66th
of 138 countries
All-time high
47,701 number
in 1998
All-time low
15,813 number
in 2015
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1998200820181998: 47.7k number1999: 43.1k number2000: 36.1k number2001: 32.0k number2002: 30.0k number2003: 43.2k number2004: 40.6k number2005: 40.0k number2006: 42.6k number2007: 43.8k number2008: 44.2k number2009: 44.4k number2010: 41.1k number2011: 34.2k number2012: 30.5k number2013: 23.4k number2014: 18.9k number2015: 15.8k number2016: 19.0k number2017: 22.2k number2018: 29.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 29,419 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 32.8% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Bulgaria peaked at 47,701 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15,813 number, in 2015.

That places Bulgaria 66th 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 47,701 number
1999 43,052 number -9.7%
2000 36,138 number -16.1%
2001 32,024 number -11.4%
2002 29,990 number -6.4%
2003 43,189 number +44.0%
2004 40,557 number -6.1%
2005 39,989 number -1.4%
2006 42,610 number +6.6%
2007 43,761 number +2.7%
2008 44,233 number +1.1%
2009 44,421 number +0.4%
2010 41,121 number -7.4%
2011 34,208 number -16.8%
2012 30,477 number -10.9%
2013 23,360 number -23.4%
2014 18,937 number -18.9%
2015 15,813 number -16.5%
2016 18,954 number +19.9%
2017 22,151 number +16.9%
2018 29,419 number +32.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,376 number 43,052 number 47,701 number 2
2000s 39,691 number 29,990 number 44,421 number 10
2010s 26,049 number 15,813 number 41,121 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 63 Hungary 31,098 number compare
  2. 64 Lesotho 31,063 number compare
  3. 65 Switzerland 30,210 number compare
  4. 67 Puerto Rico 28,783 number compare
  5. 68 Republic of Moldova 27,546 number compare
  6. 69 Peru 26,864 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Bulgaria was 29,419 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 47,701 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 15,813 number in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/