School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 2.82 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.82 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 2.88 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6875 years, in 1981.
That places Bulgaria 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6909 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.7136 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7758 years | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7935 years | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.809 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8144 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8109 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8037 years | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7486 years | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7108 years | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6875 years | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7038 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.707 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7266 years | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7707 years | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8326 years | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9071 years | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9792 years | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.12 years | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 1.22 years | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.48 years | +21.3% |
| 1992 | 1.39 years | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.34 years | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.41 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.52 years | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.63 years | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 1.69 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.81 years | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.86 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.81 years | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.89 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.93 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.06 years | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.22 years | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.31 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.47 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.54 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.64 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.71 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.81 years | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.85 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.88 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.84 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.82 years | -0.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.82 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.81 years, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.82 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.77 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7734 years | 0.6909 years | 0.8144 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.815 years | 0.6875 years | 1.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 years | 1.22 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 years | 1.8 years | 2.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 years | 2.47 years | 2.88 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, tertiary, male in Bulgaria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Bulgaria was 2.82 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6875 years in 1981.
- How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.