What is population of compulsory school age, male in Bulgaria?

Population of compulsory school age, male in Bulgaria was 400,376 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

The highest recorded value was 490,017 number in 1998.

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

The lowest recorded value was 296,178 number in 2010.

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

Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is population of compulsory school age, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Bulgaria

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

Bulgaria: Population of compulsory school age, male was 400,376 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

400,376 number

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

106th

of 186 countries

All-time high

490,017 number

in 1998

All-time low

296,178 number

in 2010

Years of data

1998–2019

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Bulgaria is 400,376 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Bulgaria peaked at 490,017 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 296,178 number, in 2010.

That places Bulgaria 106th 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	484,620 number	479,222 number	490,017 number	2
2000s	387,234 number	305,765 number	467,658 number	10
2010s	369,689 number	296,178 number	400,376 number	10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

103 Switzerland 470,232 number compare
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107 Eritrea 399,556 number compare
108 Liberia 393,829 number compare
109 Ireland 352,884 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, male in Bulgaria?: Population of compulsory school age, male in Bulgaria was 400,376 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 490,017 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 296,178 number in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for population of compulsory school age, male?: Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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