School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 14.4 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bulgaria, 1971–2018
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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.18 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 11.42 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 11.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 11.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 11.33 years | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 11.71 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 11.9 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 11.4 years | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 11.25 years | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 11.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 11.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 11.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 12.13 years | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 12.36 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 12.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 12.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 12.06 years | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 12.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 12.08 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 12.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.55 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 13.06 years | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.19 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 13.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 13.16 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.93 years | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 13.28 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 13.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.71 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.11 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.71 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 14.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.12 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 15.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.87 years | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.64 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.4 years | -1.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14.4 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 86% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14.4 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.97 years, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
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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About this data
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.