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.

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

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Bulgaria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

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

1998–2018

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

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

93 Serbia 0.0156 years compare
94 Colombia 0.014 years compare
95 Mali 0.0139 years compare
97 Brunei 0.0114 years compare
98 Mauritania 0.0106 years compare
99 Qatar 0.0087 years compare

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More reference data data for Bulgaria

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)

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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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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.