Years of schooling in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Years of schooling was 11.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.45
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.45
in 2021
All-time low
6.81
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Bulgaria stood at 11.45. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Bulgaria peaked at 11.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.81, in 1990.
Bulgaria ranks 56th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.81 | — |
| 1991 | 7.08 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 7.37 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 7.67 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 7.96 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 8.26 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 8.56 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.85 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 9.15 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 9.45 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 9.74 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.04 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.12 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.19 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.27 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.34 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.42 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.54 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.59 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.64 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.72 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.78 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.9 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.01 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.05 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.19 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.23 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.24 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.3 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.35 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.41 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.45 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.45 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 11.45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 92% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 11.45 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34, 93% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.12 | 6.81 | 9.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.29 | 9.74 | 10.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.08 | 10.72 | 11.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.44 | 11.41 | 11.45 | 4 |
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 years of schooling in Bulgaria?
- Years of schooling in Bulgaria was 11.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.81 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for years of schooling?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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