School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14 years
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
72nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.86 years
in 2014
All-time low
11.06 years
in 1981
Years of data
48
1971–2018

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

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

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria stood at 14 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria peaked at 14.86 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.06 years, in 1981.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd 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, male in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Bulgaria, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 11.28 years
1972 11.27 years -0.1%
1973 11.32 years +0.5%
1974 11.35 years +0.2%
1975 11.3 years -0.4%
1976 11.17 years -1.2%
1977 11.39 years +2.0%
1978 11.44 years +0.4%
1979 11.22 years -1.9%
1980 11.12 years -0.9%
1981 11.06 years -0.6%
1982 11.23 years +1.5%
1983 11.33 years +1.0%
1984 11.44 years +0.9%
1985 11.61 years +1.5%
1986 11.97 years +3.1%
1987 12.17 years +1.7%
1988 12.27 years +0.8%
1989 12.39 years +0.9%
1990 11.96 years -3.4%
1991 12.09 years +1.0%
1992 11.86 years -1.9%
1993 11.65 years -1.8%
1994 11.49 years -1.4%
1995 11.76 years +2.3%
1996 12.11 years +3.0%
1997 12.23 years +1.0%
1998 12.38 years +1.2%
1999 12.53 years +1.3%
2000 12.63 years +0.8%
2001 12.69 years +0.5%
2002 12.72 years +0.2%
2003 13.15 years +3.4%
2004 13.4 years +1.9%
2005 13.5 years +0.7%
2006 13.54 years +0.2%
2007 13.86 years +2.4%
2008 13.83 years -0.3%
2009 13.89 years +0.5%
2010 14.16 years +1.9%
2011 14.26 years +0.7%
2012 14.3 years +0.3%
2013 14.71 years +2.9%
2014 14.86 years +1.1%
2015 14.7 years -1.1%
2016 14.43 years -1.8%
2017 14.2 years -1.6%
2018 14 years -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.3 years 11.17 years 11.44 years 9
1980s 11.66 years 11.06 years 12.39 years 10
1990s 12.01 years 11.49 years 12.53 years 10
2000s 13.32 years 12.63 years 13.89 years 10
2010s 14.4 years 14 years 14.86 years 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 69 Albania 14.03 years compare
  2. 70 Antigua and Barbuda 14.01 years compare
  3. 71 Slovakia 14 years compare
  4. 73 Mongolia 13.89 years compare
  5. 74 Barbados 13.89 years compare
  6. 75 Cuba 13.88 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Bulgaria was 14 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 14.86 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.06 years in 1981.
How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.