Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 12.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria stood at 12.1%.
That represents a change of up 27.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 24.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2017.
That places Bulgaria 97th out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.8% | — |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 20.7% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 9.6% | 18.8% | 9 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria was 12.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 97th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.