What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 955,528 number in 1998.

What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 575,948 number in 2010.

How does Bulgaria rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?

Bulgaria ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bulgaria

Name: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bulgaria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bulgaria: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 778,793 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

778,793 number

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

107th

of 186 countries

All-time high

955,528 number

in 1998

All-time low

575,948 number

in 2010

Years of data

1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1998–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 778,793 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 955,528 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 575,948 number, in 2010.

Bulgaria ranks 107th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	945,282 number	935,036 number	955,528 number	2
2000s	754,721 number	594,789 number	912,777 number	10
2010s	718,676 number	575,948 number	778,793 number	10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

104 Belarus 909,574 number compare
105 Panama 826,078 number compare
106 Eritrea 782,541 number compare
108 Liberia 772,918 number compare
109 Ireland 689,468 number compare
110 Uruguay 666,171 number compare

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More reference data data for Bulgaria

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bulgaria?: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bulgaria was 778,793 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 955,528 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 575,948 number in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Bulgaria ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.