Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 16,635 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16,635 number
Change on year
up 25.5%
World rank
72nd
of 143 countries
All-time high
40,070 number
in 2003
All-time low
13,257 number
in 2017
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 37.9k number1999: 34.2k number2000: 30.0k number2001: 28.1k number2002: 26.3k number2003: 40.1k number2004: 37.0k number2005: 37.0k number2006: 35.1k number2007: 33.8k number2008: 33.2k number2009: 33.0k number2010: 32.4k number2011: 30.8k number2012: 28.9k number2013: 27.1k number2014: 23.2k number2015: 16.9k number2016: 14.3k number2017: 13.3k number2018: 16.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria is 16,635 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria peaked at 40,070 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13,257 number, in 2017.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 37,894 number
1999 34,236 number -9.7%
2000 30,004 number -12.4%
2001 28,055 number -6.5%
2002 26,275 number -6.3%
2003 40,070 number +52.5%
2004 37,010 number -7.6%
2005 36,956 number -0.1%
2006 35,088 number -5.1%
2007 33,787 number -3.7%
2008 33,200 number -1.7%
2009 33,044 number -0.5%
2010 32,387 number -2.0%
2011 30,782 number -5.0%
2012 28,917 number -6.1%
2013 27,088 number -6.3%
2014 23,179 number -14.4%
2015 16,939 number -26.9%
2016 14,321 number -15.5%
2017 13,257 number -7.4%
2018 16,635 number +25.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,065 number 34,236 number 37,894 number 2
2000s 33,349 number 26,275 number 40,070 number 10
2010s 22,612 number 13,257 number 32,387 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 69 United Arab Emirates 18,949 number compare
  2. 70 Ukraine 18,229 number compare
  3. 71 Australia 17,384 number compare
  4. 73 Djibouti 16,580 number compare
  5. 74 Austria 15,631 number compare
  6. 75 Serbia 15,019 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bulgaria was 16,635 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 40,070 number in 2003.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 13,257 number in 2017.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.