Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 13.06 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Bulgaria, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Bulgaria stood at 13.06 Years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Bulgaria peaked at 14.36 Years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8 Years, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.36 Years | — |
| 2014 | 13.97 Years | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 13.55 Years | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 13.4 Years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.56 Years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.88 Years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.76 Years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.29 Years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.8 Years | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.92 Years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.03 Years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 13.06 Years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.78 Years | 13.4 Years | 14.36 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.02 Years | 12.8 Years | 13.29 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Bulgaria?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Bulgaria was 13.06 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.36 Years in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 Years in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.