Working-age population with secondary education, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Working-age population with secondary education, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2009
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Working-age population with secondary education, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.82001200820162001: 0.508 % of total population in working age2002: 0.772 % of total population in working age2003: 0.503 % of total population in working age2004: 0.755 % of total population in working age2005: 0.756 % of total population in working age2006: 0.761 % of total population in working age2007: 0.737 % of total population in working age2008: 0.765 % of total population in working age2009: 0.773 % of total population in working age2010: 0.752 % of total population in working age2011: 0.741 % of total population in working age2012: 0.732 % of total population in working age2013: 0.721 % of total population in working age2014: 0.654 % of total population in working age2015: 0.654 % of total population in working age2016: 0.654 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.7% for working-age population with secondary education, total in 2016.

That represents a change of down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.

Bulgaria ranks 17th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Working-age population with secondary education, total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of total population in working age Change
2001 0.5%
2002 0.8% +51.9%
2003 0.5% -34.9%
2004 0.8% +50.0%
2005 0.8% +0.1%
2006 0.8% +0.6%
2007 0.7% -3.1%
2008 0.8% +3.8%
2009 0.8% +1.1%
2010 0.8% -2.7%
2011 0.7% -1.6%
2012 0.7% -1.2%
2013 0.7% -1.5%
2014 0.7% -9.2%
2015 0.7% -0.0%
2016 0.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 14 Hungary 0.7% compare
  2. 15 Slovenia 0.7% compare
  3. 16 Poland 0.7% compare
  4. 18 Tajikistan 0.6% compare
  5. 19 Malta 0.6% compare
  6. 20 Mongolia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, total in Bulgaria?
Working-age population with secondary education, total in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
How does Bulgaria rank for working-age population with secondary education, total?
Bulgaria ranks 17th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with secondary education, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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