Brunei Darussalam vs Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Brunei Darussalam
14.06 years
in 2019
Bulgaria
14.2 years
in 2018
Brunei Darussalam rank
82nd
Bulgaria rank
79th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
051015197119952019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 14.2 years against 14.06 years in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 82nd and Bulgaria ranks 79th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1970s 11.43 years 11.43 years 0.0012 years Brunei Darussalam
1980s 11.28 years 11.64 years 0.353 years Bulgaria
1990s 12.69 years 12.27 years 0.4232 years Brunei Darussalam
2000s 13.73 years 13.46 years 0.2735 years Brunei Darussalam
2010s 14.57 years 14.63 years 0.0549 years Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Brunei Darussalam or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 14.2 years against 14.06 years in Brunei Darussalam as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria?
0.14 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria?
29 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 82nd and Bulgaria ranks 79th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.