School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 6.77 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria stood at 6.77 years. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 8.35 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.77 years, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 186th 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.89 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.1 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8.29 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.33 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.26 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.2 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.05 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.92 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 7.84 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.72 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.57 years | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.69 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.65 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.12 years | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.03 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.85 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.79 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.77 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.15 years | 7.89 years | 8.35 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.57 years | 7.03 years | 7.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.85 years | 6.77 years | 7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 183 Burundi 6.9 years compare
- 184 Solomon Islands 6.87 years compare
- 185 Lebanon 6.86 years compare
- 187 Yemen 6.74 years compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 6.54 years compare
- 189 Syrian Arab Republic 6.39 years compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bulgaria was 6.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.35 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.77 years in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release