School life expectancy, primary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary, male was 3.81 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Bulgaria, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 3.81 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 4.48 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.81 years, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 202nd 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 | 4.31 years | 4.09 years | 4.48 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.96 years | 3.87 years | 4.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 years | 3.81 years | 3.87 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, male in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Bulgaria was 3.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 years in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 202nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release