Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 74,375 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
74,375 number
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
54th
of 149 countries
All-time high
74,375 number
in 2018
All-time low
12,010 number
in 2013
Years of data
23
1996–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria, 1996–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1996200720181996: 46.8k number1997: 39.8k number1998: 26.4k number1999: 26.6k number2000: 27.9k number2001: 22.8k number2002: 26.1k number2003: 22.4k number2004: 21.1k number2005: 26.0k number2006: 30.7k number2007: 25.8k number2008: 28.4k number2009: 30.7k number2010: 24.2k number2011: 13.9k number2012: 15.1k number2013: 12.0k number2014: 16.0k number2015: 28.6k number2016: 47.3k number2017: 60.6k number2018: 74.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria stood at 74,375 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 162.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 74,375 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,010 number, in 2013.

Bulgaria ranks 54th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 46,846 number
1997 39,789 number -15.1%
1998 26,447 number -33.5%
1999 26,603 number +0.6%
2000 27,903 number +4.9%
2001 22,809 number -18.3%
2002 26,084 number +14.4%
2003 22,438 number -14.0%
2004 21,094 number -6.0%
2005 25,962 number +23.1%
2006 30,728 number +18.4%
2007 25,781 number -16.1%
2008 28,365 number +10.0%
2009 30,693 number +8.2%
2010 24,246 number -21.0%
2011 13,881 number -42.7%
2012 15,120 number +8.9%
2013 12,010 number -20.6%
2014 16,006 number +33.3%
2015 28,596 number +78.7%
2016 47,315 number +65.5%
2017 60,566 number +28.0%
2018 74,375 number +22.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34,921 number 26,447 number 46,846 number 4
2000s 26,186 number 21,094 number 30,728 number 10
2010s 32,457 number 12,010 number 74,375 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 51 Puerto Rico 81,589 number compare
  2. 52 Dominican Republic 78,411 number compare
  3. 53 Nicaragua 74,847 number compare
  4. 55 Poland 72,212 number compare
  5. 56 Jamaica 71,992 number compare
  6. 57 Djibouti 70,052 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bulgaria was 74,375 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 74,375 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 12,010 number in 2013.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 162.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/