Participants in formal or non-formal education and training

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PARTICIPANTS IN FORMAL OR NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN 2022
	Total - Number	Participated		Not participated
	Total - Number	Number	%	Number	%
Total	3 381 922	697 667	20.6%	2 684 255	79.4%
By sex
Males	1 698 457	328 098	19.3%	1 370 359	80.7%
Females	1 683 465	369 569	22.0%	1 313 896	78.0%
By age
25 - 34	662 421	179 713	27.1%	482 708	72.9%
35 - 54	888 571	180 886	20.4%	707 685	79.6%
45 - 54	995 403	215 783	21.7%	779 620	78.3%
55 - 64	835 527	121 285	14.5%	714 242	85.5%
By educational attainment
Basic education and below	508 414	28 221	5.6%	480 193	94.4%
Secondary education	1 858 722	322 400	17.3%	1 536 323	82.7%
Tertiary education	1 014 785	347 046	34.2%	667 739	65.8%
By labour status¹
Employed	2 352 009	657 778	28.0%	1 694 231	72.0%
Unemployed	543 735	11 780	2.2%	531 955	97.8%
Inactive	486 178	28 109	5.8%	458 069	94.2%
By residence
Urban	2 510 155	594 111	23.7%	1 916 044	76.3%
Rural	871 767	103 556	11.9%	768 212	88.1%
¹ According to the survey methodology, distribution by labour status is based on interviewees opinion (self-assesment), not by International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

14.09.2023

Methodology

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Adult Education Survey

Contact

Contact organisation

National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria

Contact organisation unit

Education and Culture Statistics Department

Contact name

Elena Tsankova

Contact person function

State expert

Contact mail address

2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria

Contact email address

[email protected]

Contact phone number

+359 2 9857 511

Contact fax number

Metadata update

Metadata last certified

25 January 2024

Metadata last posted

25 January 2024

Metadata last update

25 January 2024

Statistical presentation

Data description

The Adult Education Survey (AES) covers adults’ participation in education and training (formal - FED, non-formal - NFE and informal learning - INF). The 2022 AES focuses on people aged 18-69. The reference period for the participation in education and training is the twelve months prior to the interview.

Information available from the AES is grouped around the following topics:

Participation in formal education, non-formal education and training and informal learning
Volume of instruction hours
Characteristics of the learning activities
Reasons for participating
Obstacles to participation
Access to information on learning possibilities and guidance
Employer financing and costs of learning
Self-reported language skills

The survey was conducted in all EU member states according to a common methodology which ensures international comparability of the data.

For further information see the 2022 AES legislation (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/education-and-training/legislation) and the 2022 AES implementation manual (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/education-and-training/methodology).

Classification system

Classification of Learning Activities (CLA, 2016 edition);
International Standard Classification of Education 1997 (ISCED 1997) - AES 2007 and AES 2011;
International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011) - from AES 2016 and onwards;
Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO 08);
Classification of economic activities Rev. 2 (NACE Rev. 2).

Sector coverage

AES covers all economic sectors.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Definitions as well as the list of variables covered are available in the 2022 AES implementation manual (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/education-and-training/methodology).

Statistical unit

Individuals, learning activities.

Statistical population

Individuals aged 25-64 living in private households.

Reference area

The whole territory of Bulgaria was covered by the survey.

Time coverage

AES 2007 - fieldwork period: 01.11.2007 - 30.12.2007

AES 2011 - fieldwork period: 16.11.2011 - 15.01.2012

AES 2016 - fieldwork period: 15.11.2016 - 20.01.2017

AES 2022 - fieldwork period: 12.12.2022 - 17.03.2023

Base period

Not applicable.

Unit of measure

Number and percent.

Reference period

AES 2022 fieldwork period: 12.12.2022 - 17.03.2023.

Institutional mandate

Legal acts and other agreements

At European level:

Basic legal act: Regulation (EU) 2019/1700

Implementing act: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/861

At national level:

National Statistical Programme for 2022

Adopted by Council of Ministers Decision 296/09.05.2022, promulgated in State Gazette Issue 37/17.05.2022

Data sharing

Not applicable.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality - policy

According to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).

Confidentiality - data treatment

According to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).

Release policy

Release calendar

Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute is published on the NSI’s website.

Release calendar access

https://nsi.bg/en/node/44/

User access

In accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services - https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/564/.

Frequency of dissemination

Every 6 years.

Accessibility and clarity

News release

Press releases were published at the NSI’s website:

AES 2016: www.nsi.bg/en/node/15477/

AES 2022: www.nsi.bg/en/node/20763/

Publications

AES 2007: https://nsi.bg/en/node/3385/

On-line database

Information System INFOSTAT of the National Statistical Institute:

https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=168

Micro-data access

In accordance with the internal (for the NSI) Rules for Provision of Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research Purposes (https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/12152/).

Other

Not available.

Documentation on methodology

Metadata and methodological notes were published on the NSI’s website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4936/

Quality documentation

The national quality report was published at the NSI’s website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/15103/

Quality management

Quality assurance

A set of quality criteria have been set up within the Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019.

Quality assessment

All criteria within Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 were applied.

Overall assessment:

Strengths:

International comparable data about education and training in Bulgaria.
Filters and checks implemented in the interviewing application was working well.

Disadvantages:

Respondents burden – although the new application has improved the fieldwork, the respondents considered the interview as lengthy, requiring a lot of time and caused negative attitude;
Difficulties for respondents to answer some questions:
- The 12 months reference period caused difficulties to recall the details of the training;
- Some respondents had difficulties to understand some of the questions and during the interview additional explanations and interpretations were required;
- Questions on parental education/economic activity were considered as sensitive for some respondents;

Problems using the electronic devices when conducting the survey in several small settlements with weak and unsteady internet connection;

Outdated sampling frame caused a relative high non-response rate.

Relevance

User needs

Main users: European Commission (DGs, Secretariat General), Council; Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, National Agency for Vocational Education and Training; OECD, UN, CEDEFOP.

User satisfaction

Not available.

Completeness

Dataset covers all variables as requested in the AES legislation (EU regulation 2021/861).

Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

The overall accuracy is considered as good, significant variations had not been observed.

Sampling errors - indicators for 2022 AES key statistics

Indicator	Estimated value of the indicator (weighted)	Coefficient of variation	Standard error	95% confidence interval (please provide 2 decimals for the CI)	Number of respondents (net sample)
Participation in formal education and training
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 18-24 - % ⁽¹⁾	60.5	0.034	2.076	(56.42 - 64.58)	265
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 18-24, women - %	62.5	0.049	3.080	(56.46 - 68.57)	132
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 18-24, men - %	58.6	0.053	3.131	(52.43 - 64.74)	133
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 25-69 - %	2.1	0.144	0.916	(1.49 - 2.66)	49
Participation in non-formal education and training
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69 - %⁽¹⁾	16.9	0.044	0.750	(15.46 - 18.4)	408
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, women - %	17.8	0.056	0.993	(15.86 - 19.75)	250
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, men - %	16.0	0.073	1.179	(13.73 - 18.35)	158
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 18-24 - %	13.0	0.124	1.602	(9.82 - 16.1)	59
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-34 - %	20.6	0.098	2.022	(16.59 - 24.52)	84
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 35-54 - %	20.3	0.061	1.242	(17.82 - 22.69)	220
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 55-69 - %	10.5	0.095	1.003	(8.55 - 12.48)	104
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, low educational attainment (ISCED 0-2) - %	3.9	0.281	1.094	(1.74 - 6.03)	14
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, medium educational attainment (ISCED 3-4) - %	14.4	0.068	0.976	(12.45 - 16.28)	192
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, high educational attainment (ISCED 5-8) - %	28.8	0.061	1.754	(25.39 - 32.27)	202
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, employed - %	26.2	0.043	1.117	(24 - 28.38)	390
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, unemployed - %	2.1	0.359	0.766	(0.63 - 3.64)	8
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, outside the labour force - %	1.4	0.323	0.447	(0.51 - 2.26)	10
Non-formal learning activities
Share of job-related activities among non-formal learning activities, age 25-69 - %	95.9	0.012	1.137	(93.66 - 98.12)	396
Share of job-related activities among non-formal learning activities, age 18-24 - %	65.8	0.082	0.537	(54.98 - 76.66)	37
Informal learning
Participation rate in informal learning, age 18-69 - %	45.1	0.020	0.916	(43.3 - 46.89)	1439
Cost of non-formal learning activities
Average amount paid by a participant for all the expenses related to the non-formal learning activities, age 18-69 - EUR	352.1	not avaliable	not avaliable	not avaliable	63
Hours spent in formal and non-formal activities
Average number of instruction hours spent by a participant in the most recent formal education activity, age 18-69 - hours	567.8	0.027	15.345	(537.55 - 597.97)	314
Average number of instruction hours spent by a participant in the non-formal learning activities, age 18-69 - hours	49.6	not avaliable	not avaliable	not avaliable	467

Sampling error

Sampling design

Three stage stratified sampling:

on the first stage - the census enumeration units (PSU) were selected by PPS;
on the second stage - the households were identified by systematic random sampling;
on the third stage during the fieldwork a random household member in age frame was selected;
extra stage for selection of an additional member aged 18-24 (if there were any not selected at previous stage).

Stratification

The sampling frame was stratified by administrative-territorial districts in the country (NUTS 3) and the household’s location (urban\rural). As a result 56 strata were formed. Municipalities and settlements were ranged according to the number of their population within each stratum.

Sampling frame

The sampling frame was based on the 2011 Population Census System, which is annually updated with data from the Information System “Demography” data (births and deaths) and changes on territorial or administrative-territorial unit from the National Register of populated places. Migration processes could not be tracked and recorded in the sampling frame. The updates had been performed before the AES sampling. Nevertheless the sampling frame is outdated, but at the moment of the sampling there wasn't a new one available yet.

Non-sampling error

See items 13.3.1 - 13.3.5 below.

Over-coverage - rate
	Number of households	Number of individuals (persons)
Ineligible: out-of-scope E.g. selected person/household is not in the target population, i.e. person/all household members under 18 or over 69 years old.	228	not applicable
Other ineligible E.g. no dwelling exists at the selected address or selected individual has died between the reference data of the sampling frame and the moment of the interview.	883	not applicable
Number of eligible elements I.e. the gross sample size minus the ineligible cases.	4127	not applicable
Over-coverage rate (%)	26.92	not applicable

Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness

The reference period for 2022 AES is the 12 months prior to the interview, with exception for the background variables and language module (the moment of interview).

Punctuality

Project phases - dates

	Start date	End date
Preparation of the survey	1.1.2022	30.10.2022
Fieldwork	12.12.2022	17.3.2023
Reminders and follow-up	1.3.2023	17.3.2023
Non-response survey	1.3.2023	17.3.2023
Processing (quality control, editing, imputation, etc.)	3.4.2023	22.9.2023
Transmission of dataset to Eurostat	29.9.2023	2.10.2023

Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical

See table 15.1 “Deviations from 2022 AES concepts and definitions” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

No additional variables related to COVID-19 were collected.

Comparability - over time

See table 15.2 “Comparability - over time” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Coherence - cross domain

The results from the national survey were compared to the UOE data collection for participants in formal education. Preliminary analysis was conducted on the consistency between data provided by AES and LFS but additional examinations will be carried out further.

See table 15.3 “Coherence - cross-domain” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Coherence - internal

AES results for a given data collection round are based on the same microdata and results are calculated using the same estimation methods, therefore the data are internally coherent.

Cost and burden

Staff involved in conducting the survey:

5 experts from the NSI's Education and Culture Statistics Department - responsible for survey organization, implementation of methodology, preparation of the national questionnaire and interviewers manual, sampling, training of regional coordinators, data processing, preparation of EU dataset and quality report, data dissemination;

3 experts from the NSI's Information Systems and Application Software Department - responsible for preparation of the interviewing application;

28 regional coordinators from the Regional Statistical Offices - responsible for organization of the fieldwork, training of the interviewers and supervision of the fieldwork.

Data revision

Data revision - policy

Data revision - practice

Statistical processing

Source data

BG: Изследване на образованието и обучението на населението на възраст 18-69 години

EN: Adult Education Survey (AES).

Participation in the survey was voluntary.

See table 18.1 “Source data” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Frequency of data collection

Every 6 years.

Data collection

AES 2022 was a stand-alone survey. Survey type was Face-to-face – computer assisted (CAPI) interview. Full pilot test of the national questionnaire was performed. Simple random sampling on two NFE activities was performed by the electronic application during the interview.

Data validation

The initial data checking was carried out at the Regional Statistical Offices (RSO). The data tool (application for interviewing) was designed with additional controls and filters. There were added also extra checking rules by comparing the entered information between different related questions in order to confront possible inconsistent answers.

After finishing the work at regional level, the data was checked and validated again from the experts in the NSI's Head Office. Additional verifications were made at record level.

Finally the data check was performed via the EDAMIS validation service.

Data compilation

Not applicable.

Adjustment

Not applicable.

Comment

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Adult Education Survey

Contact

Contact organisation

National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria

Contact organisation unit

Education and Culture Statistics Department

Contact name

Elena Tsankova

Contact person function

State expert

Contact mail address

2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria

Contact email address

[email protected]

Contact phone number

+359 2 9857 511

Contact fax number

Statistical presentation

Data description

Information available from the AES is grouped around the following topics:

Participation in formal education, non-formal education and training and informal learning
Volume of instruction hours
Characteristics of the learning activities
Reasons for participating
Obstacles to participation
Access to information on learning possibilities and guidance
Employer financing and costs of learning
Self-reported language skills

The survey was conducted in all EU member states according to a common methodology which ensures international comparability of the data.

Classification system

Classification of Learning Activities (CLA, 2016 edition);
International Standard Classification of Education 1997 (ISCED 1997) - AES 2007 and AES 2011;
International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011) - from AES 2016 and onwards;
Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO 08);
Classification of economic activities Rev. 2 (NACE Rev. 2).

Sector coverage

AES covers all economic sectors.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Definitions as well as the list of variables covered are available in the 2022 AES implementation manual (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/education-and-training/methodology).

Statistical unit

Individuals, learning activities.

Statistical population

Individuals aged 25-64 living in private households.

Reference area

The whole territory of Bulgaria was covered by the survey.

Time coverage

AES 2007 - fieldwork period: 01.11.2007 - 30.12.2007

AES 2011 - fieldwork period: 16.11.2011 - 15.01.2012

AES 2016 - fieldwork period: 15.11.2016 - 20.01.2017

AES 2022 - fieldwork period: 12.12.2022 - 17.03.2023

Base period

Not applicable.

Statistical processing

Source data

BG: Изследване на образованието и обучението на населението на възраст 18-69 години

EN: Adult Education Survey (AES).

Participation in the survey was voluntary.

See table 18.1 “Source data” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Frequency of data collection

Every 6 years.

Data collection

Data validation

After finishing the work at regional level, the data was checked and validated again from the experts in the NSI's Head Office. Additional verifications were made at record level.

Finally the data check was performed via the EDAMIS validation service.

Data compilation

Not applicable.

Adjustment

Not applicable.

Quality management

Quality assurance

A set of quality criteria have been set up within the Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019.

Quality assessment

All criteria within Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 were applied.

Overall assessment:

Strengths:

International comparable data about education and training in Bulgaria.
Filters and checks implemented in the interviewing application was working well.

Disadvantages:

Respondents burden – although the new application has improved the fieldwork, the respondents considered the interview as lengthy, requiring a lot of time and caused negative attitude;
Difficulties for respondents to answer some questions:
- The 12 months reference period caused difficulties to recall the details of the training;
- Some respondents had difficulties to understand some of the questions and during the interview additional explanations and interpretations were required;
- Questions on parental education/economic activity were considered as sensitive for some respondents;

Problems using the electronic devices when conducting the survey in several small settlements with weak and unsteady internet connection;

Outdated sampling frame caused a relative high non-response rate.

Relevance

User needs

User satisfaction

Not available.

Completeness

Dataset covers all variables as requested in the AES legislation (EU regulation 2021/861).

Data completeness - rate

Not applicable.

Accuracy and reliability

Overall accuracy

The overall accuracy is considered as good, significant variations had not been observed.

Sampling errors - indicators for 2022 AES key statistics

Indicator	Estimated value of the indicator (weighted)	Coefficient of variation	Standard error	95% confidence interval (please provide 2 decimals for the CI)	Number of respondents (net sample)
Participation in formal education and training
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 18-24 - % ⁽¹⁾	60.5	0.034	2.076	(56.42 - 64.58)	265
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 18-24, women - %	62.5	0.049	3.080	(56.46 - 68.57)	132
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 18-24, men - %	58.6	0.053	3.131	(52.43 - 64.74)	133
Participation rate in formal education and training, age 25-69 - %	2.1	0.144	0.916	(1.49 - 2.66)	49
Participation in non-formal education and training
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69 - %⁽¹⁾	16.9	0.044	0.750	(15.46 - 18.4)	408
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, women - %	17.8	0.056	0.993	(15.86 - 19.75)	250
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, men - %	16.0	0.073	1.179	(13.73 - 18.35)	158
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 18-24 - %	13.0	0.124	1.602	(9.82 - 16.1)	59
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-34 - %	20.6	0.098	2.022	(16.59 - 24.52)	84
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 35-54 - %	20.3	0.061	1.242	(17.82 - 22.69)	220
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 55-69 - %	10.5	0.095	1.003	(8.55 - 12.48)	104
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, low educational attainment (ISCED 0-2) - %	3.9	0.281	1.094	(1.74 - 6.03)	14
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, medium educational attainment (ISCED 3-4) - %	14.4	0.068	0.976	(12.45 - 16.28)	192
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, high educational attainment (ISCED 5-8) - %	28.8	0.061	1.754	(25.39 - 32.27)	202
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, employed - %	26.2	0.043	1.117	(24 - 28.38)	390
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, unemployed - %	2.1	0.359	0.766	(0.63 - 3.64)	8
Participation rate in non-formal education and training, age 25-69, outside the labour force - %	1.4	0.323	0.447	(0.51 - 2.26)	10
Non-formal learning activities
Share of job-related activities among non-formal learning activities, age 25-69 - %	95.9	0.012	1.137	(93.66 - 98.12)	396
Share of job-related activities among non-formal learning activities, age 18-24 - %	65.8	0.082	0.537	(54.98 - 76.66)	37
Informal learning
Participation rate in informal learning, age 18-69 - %	45.1	0.020	0.916	(43.3 - 46.89)	1439
Cost of non-formal learning activities
Average amount paid by a participant for all the expenses related to the non-formal learning activities, age 18-69 - EUR	352.1	not avaliable	not avaliable	not avaliable	63
Hours spent in formal and non-formal activities
Average number of instruction hours spent by a participant in the most recent formal education activity, age 18-69 - hours	567.8	0.027	15.345	(537.55 - 597.97)	314
Average number of instruction hours spent by a participant in the non-formal learning activities, age 18-69 - hours	49.6	not avaliable	not avaliable	not avaliable	467

Sampling error

Sampling design

Three stage stratified sampling:

on the first stage - the census enumeration units (PSU) were selected by PPS;
on the second stage - the households were identified by systematic random sampling;
on the third stage during the fieldwork a random household member in age frame was selected;
extra stage for selection of an additional member aged 18-24 (if there were any not selected at previous stage).

Stratification

Sampling frame

Sampling errors - indicators

All calculations of the standard errors, confidence intervals and coefficients of variation were performed with IBM SPSS Statistics v22 software – Complex Sample Analyses Module. Tyler linearization method.

Non-sampling error

See items 13.3.1 - 13.3.5 below.

Over-coverage - rate
	Number of households	Number of individuals (persons)
Ineligible: out-of-scope E.g. selected person/household is not in the target population, i.e. person/all household members under 18 or over 69 years old.	228	not applicable
Other ineligible E.g. no dwelling exists at the selected address or selected individual has died between the reference data of the sampling frame and the moment of the interview.	883	not applicable
Number of eligible elements I.e. the gross sample size minus the ineligible cases.	4127	not applicable
Over-coverage rate (%)	26.92	not applicable

Coverage error

The sampling frame is based on the 2011 Population Census System.

Shortcomings:

Although the population frame was updated with the demographic events (births and deaths), the migration processes could not be tracked and recorded;
Time lag between frame update and the moment of the interview.

Over-coverage - rate

See table 13.3.1.1 “Over-coverage - rate” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Common units - proportion

Not applicable.

Measurement error

Actions taken for reducing the measurement errors:

Stand-alone survey.
Full pilot testing of the questionnaire.
Switching from PAPI to CAPI mode for interviewing.
Face-to-face interviews conducted by staff of the Regional Statistical Offices (experienced with social surveys).
A special training of the regional coordinators (in charge for the field work) via an online training. Questionnaire, methodological concepts and definitions as well as the new CAPI application had been discussed in detail.
Detailed manual (instructions) for interviewers.

Non response error

Measures to reduce unit non-response:

An official letter to the respondents signed by the President of the NSI;
Annotation for the start of the survey on the NSI's website;
Additional visits to the households;
Non-response survey.

Unit non-response - rate

See table 13.3.3.1 “Unit non-response - rate” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Item non-response - rate

See table 13.3.3.2 “Item non-response rate” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Processing error

No major processing errors discovered. There were some difficulties for proper classification of the field of education (ISCED-F), especially for non-formal programmes.

Imputation - rate

See table 18.5.1 “Imputation - rate” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Model assumption error

Not applicable. The sampling design effect was included into the calculated sampling errors.

Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable.

Data revision - policy

Data revision - practice

Data revision - average size

Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness

The reference period for 2022 AES is the 12 months prior to the interview, with exception for the background variables and language module (the moment of interview).

Time lag - first results

Dissemination of the national results at the NSI’s website: 14.09.2023.

Time lag - final results

Not applicable (only final data is disseminated).

Punctuality

Project phases - dates

	Start date	End date
Preparation of the survey	1.1.2022	30.10.2022
Fieldwork	12.12.2022	17.3.2023
Reminders and follow-up	1.3.2023	17.3.2023
Non-response survey	1.3.2023	17.3.2023
Processing (quality control, editing, imputation, etc.)	3.4.2023	22.9.2023
Transmission of dataset to Eurostat	29.9.2023	2.10.2023

Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not applicable.

Coherence and comparability

Comparability - geographical

See table 15.1 “Deviations from 2022 AES concepts and definitions” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

No additional variables related to COVID-19 were collected.

Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient

Not applicable.

Comparability - over time

See table 15.2 “Comparability - over time” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Length of comparable time series

Not applicable.

Coherence - cross domain

See table 15.3 “Coherence - cross-domain” in annex “BG - QR tables 2022 AES (excel)”.

Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not applicable.

Coherence - National Accounts

Not applicable.

Coherence - internal

AES results for a given data collection round are based on the same microdata and results are calculated using the same estimation methods, therefore the data are internally coherent.

Accessibility and clarity

News release

Press releases were published at the NSI’s website:

AES 2016: www.nsi.bg/en/node/15477/

AES 2022: www.nsi.bg/en/node/20763/

Publications

AES 2007: https://nsi.bg/en/node/3385/

On-line database

Information System INFOSTAT of the National Statistical Institute:

https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=168

Data tables - consultations

Not applicable.

Micro-data access

In accordance with the internal (for the NSI) Rules for Provision of Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research Purposes (https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/12152/).

Other

Not available.

Metadata - consultations

Not applicable.

Documentation on methodology

Metadata and methodological notes were published on the NSI’s website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4936/

Metadata completeness – rate

Not applicable.

Quality documentation

The national quality report was published at the NSI’s website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/15103/

Cost and burden

Staff involved in conducting the survey:

3 experts from the NSI's Information Systems and Application Software Department - responsible for preparation of the interviewing application;

28 regional coordinators from the Regional Statistical Offices - responsible for organization of the fieldwork, training of the interviewers and supervision of the fieldwork.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality - policy

According to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).

Confidentiality – data treatment

According to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26).

Comment

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Main results from the Adult Education Survey 2022 (preliminary data)

Thursday, 14 September 2023 - 11:00

Adult Education Survey is conducted every 5 years in all EU member states through a common methodology and a harmonized questionnaire in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) № 2019/1700 of 10 October 2019.

According to the survey, 637.9 thousand persons (18.9%) aged 25 - 64 participated in at least one non-formal training in the last 12 months. Compared with the previous survey wave, there was a decrease of 3.6 percentage points. While almost every third person (31.1%) with a tertiary education has participated in at least one non-formal training, this share is 4.7% for thos...

AES2022_en_H7E93CU.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2022/2023 School Year

Wednesday, 26 April 2023 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

In 2022/2023 school year in pre-primary education (kindergartens and preparatory groups at schools) were enrolled 216.5 thousand children.
In 2022, the number of basic education graduates was 61.1 thousand students and the number of upper-secondary education graduates from general and vocational programmes were respectively 23.2 and 13.2 thousand students.
In 2022/2023 academic year, there ...

Education2022_en_4UPGZS4.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2021/2022 School Year

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

In 2021/2022 school year in pre-primary education (kindergartens and preparatory groups at schools) were enrolled 214.8 thousand children.
In 2021, the number of basic education graduates was 58.3 thousand students and graduates from general and vocational schools were respectively 25.2 and 17.8 thousand students.
In 2021/2022 academic year, there were 220.4 thousand students enrolled at th...

Education2021_en_OCQ5H5R.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2020/2021 School Year

Monday, 26 April 2021 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

In 2020/2021 school year in pre-primary education (kindergartens and preparatory groups at schools) were enrolled 215.7 thousand children.
In 2020, the number of basic education graduates was 59.9 thousand students and graduates from general and vocational schools were respectively 25.5 and 19.6 thousand students.
In 2020/2021 academic year, there were 219.8 thousand students enrolled in the diff...

Education2020_en_8POU0B1.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2019/2020 School Year

Friday, 24 April 2020 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

In the 2019/2020 academic year in kindergartens are enrolled 217.9 thousand children or with 0.4% less in comparison with the previous year.
In 2019, high school graduates from general and vocational schools are respectively 25.8 and 21.6 thousand students.
In 2019/2020 academic year, 220.2 thousand persons were enrolled in the different tertiary education levels.
As of 31.1...

Education2019_en_G60QZG9.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2018/2019 School Year

Thursday, 25 April 2019 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

In the 2018/2019 academic year in kindergartens are enrolled 218.8 thousand children or with 1.0% less in comparison with the previous year.
In 2018, high school graduates from general and vocational schools are respectively 26.5 and 23.0 thousand students.
Enrolled in the varying degrees of higher education in 2018/2019 academic year are 229.5 thousand persons.
As of 31.12.2018 for acquiring ed...

Education2018_en_SJ291X2.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2017/2018 School Year

Friday, 27 April 2018 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute annual comprehensive surveys characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

In the 2017/2018 academic year in kindergartens are enrolled 220.9 thousand children or with 1.6% less in comparison with the previous year.
In 2017, upper-secondary graduates in general and vocational schools are respectively 26.6 thousand and 21.7 thousand students.
Enrolled in the varying degrees of higher education in 2017/2018 academic year are 236.3 thousand.
As of 31.12.2017 for acquiring educa...

Education2017_en_854DBUN.pdf

Main results from the Adult Education Survey (third wave, 2016)

Friday, 15 September 2017 - 11:10

Adult Education Survey is conducted once every five years in all EU Member States through a common methodology and a harmonized toolkit that provides comparable data for assessment on lifelong learning.

The National Statistical Institute presents final results from the survey conducted in the end of 2016.

...

AES2016_en_UVASRDP.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2016/2017 School Year

Thursday, 27 April 2017 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive studies characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

• In the 2016/2017 academic year in kindergartens are enrolled 224.4 thousand children or with 3.3% less in comparison with the previous year.

Education2016_en_DCRPGL6.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2015/2016 School Year

Thursday, 28 April 2016 - 11:00

The main results from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) annual comprehensive studies characterizing the activity of educational institutions are as follows:

• In the 2015/2016 academic year in kindergartens are enrolled 232.0 thousand children or with 3.8% less in comparison with the previous year.

Education2015_en_733T907.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2014/2015 School Year

Tuesday, 28 April 2015 - 11:00

The main results of the yearly exhaustive surveys that characterize the activity of the educational institutions, conducted by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), are:

• The number of children in kindergartens for 2014/2015 was 241.1 thousand as an increase of 0.2% is observed in comparison with the previous school year.

Education2014_en_BYR0D7B.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2013/2014 School Year

Wednesday, 30 April 2014 - 11:00

The main results of the yearly exhaustive surveys that characterize the activity of the educational institutions, conducted by the National Statistical Institute, are:

The number of children in kindergartens for 2013/2014 was 240.6 thousand as an increase of 2.4% is observed in comparison with the previous school year.
In 2013, 28.9 and 27.4 thousand students graduated secondary education in respectively general and vocational schools.
For the 2013/2014 academic year, the number of enrollments in higher education remained almost unchange...

Education2013_en_LPN9VVX.pdf

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2012/2013 School Year

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 - 11:00

The main results of the yearly exhaustive surveys that characterize the activity of the educational institutions, conducted by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), are: • The number of children in kindergartens for 2012/2013 was 235.0 thousand as an increase of 3.1% is observed in comparison with the previous school year. • In 2012, 30.3 and 29.4 thousand students graduated secondary education in respectively general and vocational schools. • For the 2012/2013 academic year, the number of enrollments in higher education remained almost unchanged in comparison with the previous academ...

Participation of the Population Aged 25 - 64 in Lifelong Learning (Analysis of the Main Results of the Adult Education Survey 2011)

Wednesday, 26 September 2012 - 11:00

Adult Education Survey covers broad range of topics, connected to the education and training of adults, like participation in different forms of Lifelong Learning (formal, non-formal and informal), reasons for non-participation, access to information on possibilities for education and training, use of computers, language skills, participation in cultural and social events....

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2011/2012 School Year

Wednesday, 2 May 2012 - 11:00

The educational structure of population aged 7 and more improves considerably, following the clearly expressed tendency of increase of the number and share of population with tertiary and upper secondary education and decrease the number of people with lower secondary or lower education. As of 1.02.2011 the Population census results shows 1 348.7 thousand persons with tertiary education, or each fifth person (19.6%). With upper secondary education are 2 990.4 thousand persons (43.4%). The proportion of persons with primary or lower education is 13.9% (or every seventh in 100). ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria for 2010/2011 School Year

Friday, 29 April 2011 - 11:00

During the 2006 - 2010 period the educational attainment of the population aged 25 - 64 continues to improve following the clear-cut tendency towards an increase of the number and share of the population with tertiary and secondary education together with the decrease of the number and share of people with primary and lower education. The relative share of the population with tertiary education (college and university) increased from 21.9% in 2006 to 23.2% in 2010 or by 1.3 points and the share of the population with secondary education increased from 52.5 to 56.2% or by 3.7 points. Parallel t...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2023

Monday, 4 September 2023 - 15:20

The National Statistical Institute presents to the attention of users interested in social statistics the newest annual bilingual (Bulgarian and English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2023.

The publication contains main data from the five carried out annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the period from 2018/2019 to 2022/2023 school (academic) years.

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils b...

Statistical Reference Book 2023 (Bulgarian version)

Wednesday, 5 July 2023 - 09:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2023 in Bulgarian.

The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2018 - 2022 period.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings ...

Statistical Reference Book 2023

Wednesday, 5 July 2023 - 09:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2023 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, fore...

Statistical Yearbook 2022

Wednesday, 7 June 2023 - 09:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 90th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2016 - 2021 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Statistical ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2022

Tuesday, 6 December 2022 - 14:25

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, ...

Statistical Reference Book 2022

Wednesday, 10 August 2022 - 11:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2022 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, ...

Statistical Reference Book 2022 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 4 July 2022 - 12:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2022 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2021

Thursday, 2 June 2022 - 11:30

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 89^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2015 - 2020 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2021

Wednesday, 1 September 2021 - 10:07

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils b...

Statistical Reference Book 2021

Thursday, 8 July 2021 - 14:45

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2021 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2021 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 22 June 2021 - 13:50

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2021 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agri...

Statistical Yearbook 2020

Wednesday, 9 June 2021 - 11:40

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 88^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2014 - 2019 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...

Statistical Yearbook 2012

Friday, 22 January 2021 - 14:18

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 80^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2007 - 2011 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

Accor...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2020

Friday, 28 August 2020 - 13:40

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by di...

Statistical Reference Book 2020

Friday, 26 June 2020 - 12:18

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2020 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2020 (Bulgarian version)

Thursday, 18 June 2020 - 12:07

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2020 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture,...

Statistical Yearbook 2019

Friday, 29 May 2020 - 16:10

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 87^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2013 - 2018 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2019

Friday, 30 August 2019 - 14:15

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by di...

Statistical Yearbook 2018 in infographics

Tuesday, 25 June 2019 - 14:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to your attention the 86^th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria in infographics.

In 2018, for the first time, we presented the results of the statistical surveys through graphics, images and other visualization tools, which resulted in a positive response among a wide range of users. We believe that this modern way of presenting statistical information will trigger the interest in those who for the first time encounter the meaning of numbers revealing important aspects of socio-economic life.

...

Statistical Reference Book 2019

Monday, 24 June 2019 - 15:10

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, f...

Statistical Reference Book 2019 (Bulgarian version)

Thursday, 13 June 2019 - 15:25

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2018

Tuesday, 21 May 2019 - 09:50

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 86^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2012 - 2017 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2018

Monday, 13 August 2018 - 14:15

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by di...

Statistical Reference Book 2018

Friday, 29 June 2018 - 12:55

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, f...

Statistical Yearbook 2017 in infographics

Monday, 25 June 2018 - 10:00

The National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria offers a different view of the statistical information included in the 85th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The publication is intended for a wider audience as statistical data are presented in a plain and easy understandable way.

The current state and changes in the socio-economic and cultural life in the country are presented not in the traditional way in tables and text, but through infographics - images, graphics and other visualization tools.

We belie...

Statistical Reference Book 2018 (Bulgarian version)

Wednesday, 13 June 2018 - 16:30

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2017

Tuesday, 29 May 2018 - 16:37

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 84^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2012 - 2016 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2017

Thursday, 31 August 2017 - 15:25

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by di...

Statistical Reference Book 2017

Tuesday, 27 June 2017 - 11:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, f...

Statistical Reference Book 2017 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 12 June 2017 - 16:12

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2016

Tuesday, 30 May 2017 - 10:40

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2011 - 2015 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2016

Monday, 22 August 2016 - 16:50

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by di...

Statistical Reference Book 2016

Monday, 13 June 2016 - 16:54

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2016 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 6 June 2016 - 12:25

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2015

Friday, 20 May 2016 - 14:10

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 83^rd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2010 - 2014 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2015

Wednesday, 26 August 2015 - 16:38

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils by differ...

Statistical Reference Book 2015

Wednesday, 10 June 2015 - 16:58

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2015 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 2 June 2015 - 16:42

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2014

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 - 16:19

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 82^nd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2009 - 2013 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the Nati...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014

Tuesday, 26 August 2014 - 15:51

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, educa...

Statistical Reference Book 2014

Wednesday, 18 June 2014 - 10:01

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2014 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 9 June 2014 - 16:59

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2013

Friday, 23 May 2014 - 18:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 81^st edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2008 - 2012 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the Nati...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2013

Tuesday, 3 December 2013 - 16:53

The National Statistical Institute presents to the attention of users interested in social statistics the newest annual bilingual (Bulgarian&English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2013.

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education institutions, pupils b...

Statistical Reference Book 2013

Thursday, 4 July 2013 - 14:22

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agric...

Statistical Reference Book 2013 (Bulgarian version)

Wednesday, 26 June 2013 - 14:18

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agr...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2012

Friday, 14 December 2012 - 10:39

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, education ...

Statistical Reference Book 2012

Monday, 27 August 2012 - 17:19

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in English.

The Statistical Reference Book represents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agr...

Statistical Reference Book 2012 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 - 17:01

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings&...

Statistical Yearbook 2011

Friday, 22 June 2012 - 10:53

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 79^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2005 - 2010 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2011

Thursday, 1 September 2011 - 10:38

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) electronic publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2011 to the attention of users interested in statistical editions containing information in the field of social statistics.

The publication contains general data from the carried out five annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the 2006 - 2010 period.

The issue presents a broad range of data about kindergartens, e...

Statistical Reference Book 2011

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 - 17:30

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2011 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...

Statistical Yearbook 2010

Monday, 20 June 2011 - 14:41

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 78^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2004 - 2009 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

Accor...

Statistical Yearbook 2009

Thursday, 30 December 2010 - 14:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 77th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format. The issue is published in 2010, which marks 130 years since the establishment of a statistical institution in Bulgaria and 100 years since publishing of the first ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Bulgarian Kingdom’ in 1910.

This issue has new design and layout. It provides current statistical information about ...

Statistical Reference Book 2010

Friday, 1 October 2010 - 15:09

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2010 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments...

Adult Education and Training

Wednesday, 7 July 2010 - 12:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information the publication Adult Education and Training.

The publication is bilingual (Bulgarian/English) and contains general results from the carried out by NSI inquiry statistical survey (interview) in the households conducted during the period November-December of the year 2007. The survey main target is to determinate the participation rate for persons aged 25 - 64 years in the different forms of the lifelong learning. It is conducted in all member states in the EU by common me...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2010

Tuesday, 6 July 2010 - 16:01

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2010 to the attention of users interested in statistical editions containing information in the field of social statistics.

The publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2010 contains general data from the carried out four annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the 2005 - 2009 period.

The issue presents ...

Bulgaria 2009 - Statistical Panorama

Friday, 2 July 2010 - 17:48

The National Statistical Institute annual publication Bulgaria 2009 - Statistical Panorama (in Bulgarian and summary in English) is available to users of statistical information. In the issue are analyzed the demographic, social and economic development of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2009. Comparisons with the previuous 2008, the basic 2000 and the year 1995 are also made. The publication considers trends and structural changes occurring in the country. Results from pilot Eurostat projects and one-time surveys in the respective fields are being used.

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Statistical Reference Book 2009

Friday, 4 December 2009 - 00:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2009 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The issue is with a new design and enrich contents. For the first time are included methodological and analytic notes towards all chapters. The information is illustrated with a rich graphic materials.

The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural ...

Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2009

Tuesday, 6 October 2009 - 11:08

The National Statistical Institute presents the issued annual bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2009 to the attention of users interested in statistical editions containing information in the field of social statistics.

The publication Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2009 contains general data from the carried out four annual comprehensive statistical surveys, which characterizing the activity of educational institutions in Bulgaria for the 2004 - 2008 period.

The issue presents ...

Bulgaria 2008 - Statistical Panorama

Friday, 4 September 2009 - 14:55

The National Statistical Institute annual publication Bulgaria 2008 - Statistical Panorama (in Bulgarian and summary in English) is available to users of statistical information. In the issue are analyzed the demographic, social and economic development of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2008. Comparisons with the preceding years are made and the tendencies of the development and the current structural changes are considered.

The publication is formed topically by sections, as each section contains short analytical text with charts and tables. The mai...

Statistical Yearbook 2008

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 - 11:03

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 76th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008. It provides topical statistical information on the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2002 - 2007 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Statistical System, wh...

Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008

Friday, 27 June 2008 - 16:08

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information one of its main publications - Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross dom...

Continuing Vocational Training in Еnterprises in 2005

Tuesday, 22 January 2008 - 11:39

The National Statistical Institute informs its customers that the publication Continuing Vocational Training in Еnterprises in 2005 is already available.

The main results from the carried out in 2006 sample survey on vocational training (initial and continuing) organized by the enterprises in 2005 for their employed are presented in the publication.

The publication contains four sections:

- Methodological notes, in which the main goal and tasks, the definitions and used classifications, the object and the scope of the survey, the ...

Classification of Fields of Education and Training 2008

Monday, 14 January 2008 - 10:12

The National Statistical Institute informs the users of statistical information that the publication 'Classification of Fields of Education and Training 2008' is already available (in Bulgarian only). This classification is used for the purpose of classifying programmes according to fields of education and training.

The publication contains an introduction, structure and explanatory notes. The classifications' structure has three hierarchical levels - first level for 'broad fields', second level 'narrow fields' and third level 'detailed fields'. There are 9 b...