Bulgaria vs Spain: School life expectancy, secondary, female

Bulgaria
7.4 years
in 2018
Spain
7.45 years
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
30th
Spain rank
28th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 7.45 years against 7.4 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 6.4 years 4.49 years 1.91 years Bulgaria
1980s 6.63 years 6.75 years 0.117 years Spain
1990s 6.53 years 7.46 years 0.9228 years Spain
2000s 6.85 years 6.77 years 0.0822 years Bulgaria
2010s 7.53 years 7.16 years 0.3723 years Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Bulgaria or Spain?
Spain, at 7.45 years against 7.4 years in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Bulgaria and Spain?
0.05 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.