Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 28,927 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
28,927 number
Change on year
up 27.9%
World rank
76th
of 147 countries
All-time high
87,360 number
in 1996
All-time low
22,611 number
in 2017
Years of data
23
1996–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1996–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1996200720181996: 87.4k number1997: 85.7k number1998: 79.8k number1999: 68.9k number2000: 58.7k number2001: 55.2k number2002: 51.6k number2003: 80.0k number2004: 73.1k number2005: 70.8k number2006: 67.7k number2007: 65.2k number2008: 64.5k number2009: 63.2k number2010: 61.9k number2011: 58.0k number2012: 54.3k number2013: 50.4k number2014: 42.1k number2015: 30.0k number2016: 24.6k number2017: 22.6k number2018: 28.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria is 28,927 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 27.9% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 87,360 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 22,611 number, in 2017.

That places Bulgaria 76th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 87,360 number
1997 85,690 number -1.9%
1998 79,808 number -6.9%
1999 68,931 number -13.6%
2000 58,710 number -14.8%
2001 55,161 number -6.0%
2002 51,582 number -6.5%
2003 79,980 number +55.1%
2004 73,096 number -8.6%
2005 70,759 number -3.2%
2006 67,700 number -4.3%
2007 65,231 number -3.6%
2008 64,530 number -1.1%
2009 63,190 number -2.1%
2010 61,947 number -2.0%
2011 57,983 number -6.4%
2012 54,297 number -6.4%
2013 50,448 number -7.1%
2014 42,116 number -16.5%
2015 29,976 number -28.8%
2016 24,591 number -18.0%
2017 22,611 number -8.1%
2018 28,927 number +27.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80,447 number 68,931 number 87,360 number 4
2000s 64,994 number 51,582 number 79,980 number 10
2010s 41,433 number 22,611 number 61,947 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 73 Serbia 34,865 number compare
  2. 74 Austria 33,875 number compare
  3. 75 Lesotho 29,316 number compare
  4. 77 Mongolia 28,780 number compare
  5. 78 Republic of Moldova 25,967 number compare
  6. 79 United Arab Emirates 25,016 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bulgaria was 28,927 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 87,360 number in 1996.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 22,611 number in 2017.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 76th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.