Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment was 7.5 Rating (0-10) in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Bulgaria, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rating (0-10).
Analysis
In 2025, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Bulgaria stood at 7.5 Rating (0-10). That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Bulgaria peaked at 7.5 Rating (0-10) in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2 Rating (0-10), in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Rating (0-10) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.2 Rating (0-10) | — |
| 2018 | 6.8 Rating (0-10) | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8 Rating (0-10) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.6 Rating (0-10) | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 7 Rating (0-10) | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 7.4 Rating (0-10) | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 7.5 Rating (0-10) | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5 Rating (0-10) | 6.2 Rating (0-10) | 6.8 Rating (0-10) | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.06 Rating (0-10) | 6.6 Rating (0-10) | 7.5 Rating (0-10) | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,697 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Bulgaria?
- Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Bulgaria was 7.5 Rating (0-10) in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 Rating (0-10) in 2025.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 Rating (0-10) in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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