School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.7 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria stood at 2.7 years.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 3.37 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.75 years, in 2001.
Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 189 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.06 years | 1.75 years | 2.35 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.97 years | 2.5 years | 3.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 years | 2.7 years | 3.37 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, tertiary, male in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria was 2.7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 years in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release