School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.0101 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0101 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0474 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 years, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 116th of 130 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 both sexes years in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0429 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0318 years | -25.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0287 years | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0256 years | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0285 years | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 years | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0385 years | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0392 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0431 years | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0474 years | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.03 years | -36.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0282 years | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 years | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0203 years | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 years | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 years | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 years | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 years | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0087 years | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.01 years | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 years | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 years | +14.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0101 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2012 years, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0101 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1792 years, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0339 years | 0.0256 years | 0.0431 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0235 years | 0.0127 years | 0.0474 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 years | 0.0087 years | 0.0107 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria was 0.0101 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0474 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 years in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 116th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release