School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0127 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0127 years
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
96th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.0665 years
in 1999
All-time low
0.0127 years
in 2018
Years of data
20
1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria, 1998–2018

0.020.040.061998200820181998: 0.051 years1999: 0.067 years2000: 0.059 years2001: 0.044 years2002: 0.031 years2003: 0.028 years2004: 0.025 years2005: 0.028 years2006: 0.026 years2007: 0.038 years2008: 0.039 years2009: 0.043 years2010: 0.047 years2012: 0.029 years2013: 0.027 years2014: 0.024 years2015: 0.019 years2016: 0.015 years2017: 0.015 years2018: 0.013 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria is 0.0127 years, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0665 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 years, in 2018.

Bulgaria ranks 96th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) in Bulgaria, 1998 to 2018.
Year years Change
1998 0.0513 years —
1999 0.0665 years +29.7%
2000 0.0592 years -11.1%
2001 0.0444 years -25.0%
2002 0.0313 years -29.5%
2003 0.0282 years -10.0%
2004 0.0252 years -10.5%
2005 0.0279 years +10.7%
2006 0.0263 years -5.8%
2007 0.0379 years +44.0%
2008 0.0385 years +1.7%
2009 0.0425 years +10.3%
2010 0.0469 years +10.3%
2012 0.0295 years -37.1%
2013 0.0265 years -9.9%
2014 0.0237 years -10.8%
2015 0.0186 years -21.5%
2016 0.0153 years -17.8%
2017 0.015 years -1.4%
2018 0.0127 years -15.5%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.0127 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2177 years, 6% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.0127 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1838 years, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0589 years 0.0513 years 0.0665 years 2
2000s 0.0361 years 0.0252 years 0.0592 years 10
2010s 0.0235 years 0.0127 years 0.0469 years 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 93 Serbia 0.0156 years compare
  2. 94 Colombia 0.014 years compare
  3. 95 Mali 0.0139 years compare
  4. 97 Brunei 0.0114 years compare
  5. 98 Mauritania 0.0106 years compare
  6. 99 Qatar 0.0087 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria was 0.0127 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0665 years in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 years in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 96th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
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.