School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9973 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9973 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
101st
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.9975 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9567 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria is 0.9973 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria peaked at 0.9975 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9567 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9567 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9634 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.966 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9666 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9727 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9738 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9694 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9769 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9946 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.965 GPIA | 0.9567 GPIA | 0.9716 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9778 GPIA | 0.968 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9966 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bulgaria was 0.9973 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9975 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9567 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release