Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 50,081 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
50,081 number
Change on year
up 25.3%
World rank
61st
of 136 countries
All-time high
50,093 number
in 1998
All-time low
26,862 number
in 2015
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820181998: 50.1k number1999: 45.3k number2000: 39.1k number2001: 34.9k number2002: 35.5k number2003: 48.4k number2004: 44.6k number2005: 45.6k number2006: 46.3k number2007: 43.8k number2008: 44.4k number2009: 45.3k number2010: 41.6k number2011: 34.7k number2012: 33.8k number2013: 29.2k number2014: 27.2k number2015: 26.9k number2016: 33.8k number2017: 40.0k number2018: 50.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bulgaria is 50,081 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bulgaria peaked at 50,093 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 26,862 number, in 2015.

Bulgaria ranks 61st of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 50,093 number
1999 45,255 number -9.7%
2000 39,146 number -13.5%
2001 34,903 number -10.8%
2002 35,452 number +1.6%
2003 48,433 number +36.6%
2004 44,634 number -7.8%
2005 45,620 number +2.2%
2006 46,337 number +1.6%
2007 43,761 number -5.6%
2008 44,385 number +1.4%
2009 45,307 number +2.1%
2010 41,571 number -8.2%
2011 34,722 number -16.5%
2012 33,819 number -2.6%
2013 29,241 number -13.5%
2014 27,153 number -7.1%
2015 26,862 number -1.1%
2016 33,816 number +25.9%
2017 39,979 number +18.2%
2018 50,081 number +25.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 50,081 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,214 number, 6.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 50,081 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,543 number, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,674 number 45,255 number 50,093 number 2
2000s 42,798 number 34,903 number 48,433 number 10
2010s 35,249 number 26,862 number 50,081 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 58 Puerto Rico 58,885 number compare
  2. 59 Djibouti 58,868 number compare
  3. 60 Poland 55,694 number compare
  4. 62 Jamaica 49,735 number compare
  5. 63 Australia 47,903 number compare
  6. 64 Chile 42,410 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bulgaria was 50,081 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 50,093 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 26,862 number in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/