Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
28th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.10.20.32002200920162002: 0 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.259 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.269 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.283 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.196 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.238 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.237 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.216 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.209 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.308 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.305 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.329 % of population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education in working age.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.3% for working-age population with no education, primary education and below in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.

That places Bulgaria 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 5
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Bulgaria?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Bulgaria was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
How does Bulgaria rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
Bulgaria ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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