Average age, above primary education in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Average age, above primary education was 53.11 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
53.11
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 105 countries
All-time high
53.11
in 2016
All-time low
44.4
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Average age, above primary education in Bulgaria, 2002–2016

02040602002200920162002: 44.42004: 45.12005: 45.32006: 45.62009: 47.12010: 47.42011: 47.62012: 48.52013: 492014: 52.82015: 532016: 53.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 53.11 for average age, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, above primary education in Bulgaria peaked at 53.11 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.4, in 2002.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.51 44.4 47.08 5
2010s 50.21 47.37 53.11 7

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 1 Finland 53.8 compare
  2. 3 Latvia 52.88 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 52.81 compare
  4. 5 Croatia 52.79 compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is average age, above primary education in Bulgaria?
Average age, above primary education in Bulgaria was 53.11 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, above primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 53.11 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age, above primary education recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 44.4 in 2002.
How does Bulgaria rank for average age, above primary education?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age, above primary education rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Average age, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed