School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.6563 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6563 GPIA
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
95th
of 125 countries
All-time high
1.31 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.5909 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
23
2001–2024
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria stood at 0.6563 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria peaked at 1.31 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5909 GPIA, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 95th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9586 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9107 GPIA | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6444 GPIA | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6283 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | +89.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8699 GPIA | -27.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 GPIA | +37.7% |
| 2009 | 1.31 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9495 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.888 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8725 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.868 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5909 GPIA | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8002 GPIA | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7562 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7719 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +39.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7505 GPIA | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6563 GPIA | -12.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6563 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.6563 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9791 GPIA | 0.6283 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9038 GPIA | 0.5909 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8019 GPIA | 0.6563 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 92 Italy 0.6663 GPIA compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 0.6632 GPIA compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 0.6616 GPIA compare
- 96 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.6175 GPIA compare
- 97 Tanzania 0.6108 GPIA compare
- 98 Portugal 0.6075 GPIA compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria was 0.6563 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5909 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Bulgaria ranks 95th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release