School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 14.2 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.2 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 15.09 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.14 years, in 1981.
Bulgaria ranks 79th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.23 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 11.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 11.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 11.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 11.25 years | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 11.55 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 11.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 11.31 years | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 11.18 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 11.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 11.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 11.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 11.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 11.66 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 12.05 years | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 12.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 12.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 12.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 12.01 years | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 12.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.97 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 11.87 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.81 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 12.15 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 12.59 years | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 12.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.82 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 13.21 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 13.41 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 13.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.98 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.43 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.91 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.95 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.64 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.41 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.2 years | -1.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14.2 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.13 years, 88% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14.2 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.71 years, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.39 years | 11.23 years | 11.66 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.73 years | 11.14 years | 12.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.29 years | 11.81 years | 12.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.46 years | 12.82 years | 14.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.63 years | 14.2 years | 15.09 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.2 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria was 14.2 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.14 years in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.