School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria stood at 14.16 years.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 15.42 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.61 years, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 75th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.61 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.09 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 14 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.94 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.21 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.87 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 15.28 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.32 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.11 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 14.95 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7 years | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 14.16 years | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.69 years | 12.61 years | 14.13 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.98 years | 14.21 years | 15.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 years | 14.16 years | 15.34 years | 5 |
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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 to tertiary, male in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria was 14.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.42 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.61 years in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release