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

Bulgaria: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 12,292 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
12,292 number
Change on year
up 31.4%
World rank
84th
of 142 countries
All-time high
41,914 number
in 1998
All-time low
9,354 number
in 2017
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 41.9k number1999: 34.7k number2000: 28.7k number2001: 27.1k number2002: 25.3k number2003: 39.9k number2004: 36.1k number2005: 33.8k number2006: 32.6k number2007: 31.4k number2008: 31.3k number2009: 30.1k number2010: 29.6k number2011: 27.2k number2012: 25.4k number2013: 23.4k number2014: 18.9k number2015: 13.0k number2016: 10.3k number2017: 9.4k number2018: 12.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bulgaria stood at 12,292 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bulgaria peaked at 41,914 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9,354 number, in 2017.

Bulgaria ranks 84th of 142 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 41,914 number
1999 34,695 number -17.2%
2000 28,706 number -17.3%
2001 27,106 number -5.6%
2002 25,307 number -6.6%
2003 39,910 number +57.7%
2004 36,086 number -9.6%
2005 33,803 number -6.3%
2006 32,612 number -3.5%
2007 31,444 number -3.6%
2008 31,330 number -0.4%
2009 30,146 number -3.8%
2010 29,560 number -1.9%
2011 27,201 number -8.0%
2012 25,380 number -6.7%
2013 23,360 number -8.0%
2014 18,937 number -18.9%
2015 13,037 number -31.2%
2016 10,270 number -21.2%
2017 9,354 number -8.9%
2018 12,292 number +31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38,304 number 34,695 number 41,914 number 2
2000s 31,645 number 25,307 number 39,910 number 10
2010s 18,821 number 9,354 number 29,560 number 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 81 Puerto Rico 12,931 number compare
  2. 82 Timor-Leste 12,624 number compare
  3. 83 Jamaica 12,513 number compare
  4. 85 Denmark 12,140 number compare
  5. 86 Slovakia 12,132 number compare
  6. 87 Uruguay 11,450 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bulgaria?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Bulgaria was 12,292 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 41,914 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 9,354 number in 2017.
How does Bulgaria rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.