Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Expected school years of pupils and students by education level was 16 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
17
in 2015
All-time low
16
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Bulgaria, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Bulgaria stood at 16. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Bulgaria peaked at 17 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | — |
| 2016 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.8 | 16 | 17 | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83,804 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Bulgaria?
- Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Bulgaria was 16 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2015.
- What is the lowest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for expected school years of pupils and students by education level?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expected school years of pupils and students by education level rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expected school years of pupils and students by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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