School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 6.75 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bulgaria is 6.75 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 8.04 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.75 years, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 182nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.55 years | — |
| 2002 | 7.8 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.98 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.98 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.93 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.81 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.7 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.63 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.34 years | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.49 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.05 years | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 7.01 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.84 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.77 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.75 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.87 years | 7.55 years | 8.04 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.4 years | 7.01 years | 7.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 years | 6.75 years | 6.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.28 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bulgaria was 6.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.04 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 years in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release