Population of compulsory school age, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Population of compulsory school age, female was 378,417 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
378,417 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
108th
of 186 countries
All-time high
465,511 number
in 1998
All-time low
279,770 number
in 2010
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Bulgaria, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200820191998: 465.5k number1999: 455.8k number2000: 445.1k number2001: 432.2k number2002: 416.4k number2003: 398.6k number2004: 378.7k number2005: 357.7k number2006: 337.0k number2007: 318.1k number2008: 301.9k number2009: 289.0k number2010: 279.8k number2011: 339.1k number2012: 337.9k number2013: 340.8k number2014: 347.1k number2015: 355.5k number2016: 363.9k number2017: 371.3k number2018: 376.2k number2019: 378.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 378,417 number for population of compulsory school age, female 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, female in Bulgaria peaked at 465,511 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 279,770 number, in 2010.

That places Bulgaria 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 460,662 number 455,814 number 465,511 number 2
2000s 367,486 number 289,024 number 445,119 number 10
2010s 348,987 number 279,770 number 378,417 number 10

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  4. 109 Ireland 336,584 number compare
  5. 110 Uruguay 325,845 number compare
  6. 111 Denmark 317,835 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Bulgaria?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Bulgaria was 378,417 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 465,511 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 279,770 number in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Bulgaria ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.