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Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.7% in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
80th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.812002200920162002: 1 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.741 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.731 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.717 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.804 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.762 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.763 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.784 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.791 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.692 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.695 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.671 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.7% for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Bulgaria peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.

Bulgaria ranks 80th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 77 Spain 0.7% compare
  2. 78 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  3. 79 Namibia 0.7% compare
  4. 81 Albania 0.7% compare
  5. 82 Zambia 0.7% compare
  6. 83 Bangladesh 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Bulgaria?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
How does Bulgaria rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary 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 primary 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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