School life expectancy, primary, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary, female was 3.81 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Bulgaria, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Bulgaria is 3.81 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 4.41 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.81 years, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 199th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.26 years | 4.07 years | 4.41 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.95 years | 3.85 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 years | 3.81 years | 3.86 years | 5 |
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More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 95.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,710 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.75 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Bulgaria was 3.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 years in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 199th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release