School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.4 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14.4 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
79th
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.32 years
in 2014
All-time low
11.18 years
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bulgaria, 1971–2018

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 14.4 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bulgaria peaked at 15.32 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.18 years, in 1971.

Bulgaria ranks 79th of 175 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.49 years 11.18 years 11.9 years 9
1980s 11.8 years 11.23 years 12.53 years 10
1990s 12.59 years 12.06 years 13.3 years 10
2000s 13.6 years 12.93 years 14.47 years 10
2010s 14.87 years 14.4 years 15.32 years 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 76 Brunei Darussalam 14.57 years compare
  2. 77 United Arab Emirates 14.47 years compare
  3. 78 Sri Lanka 14.46 years compare
  4. 80 Qatar 14.38 years compare
  5. 81 Luxembourg 14.33 years compare
  6. 82 Brazil 14.3 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bulgaria?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bulgaria was 14.4 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 15.32 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.18 years in 1971.
How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.