UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 11.47 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
11.47
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 91 countries
All-time high
11.47
in 2017
All-time low
4.35
in 1975
Years of data
15
1975–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bulgaria, 1975–2017

02.557.51012.51975199620171975: 4.41992: 7.12001: 9.92006: 10.52007: 10.62008: 10.72009: 10.82010: 10.82011: 10.92012: 112013: 11.22014: 11.22015: 11.42016: 11.42017: 11.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bulgaria stood at 11.47. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bulgaria peaked at 11.47 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.35, in 1975.

Bulgaria ranks 36th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Bulgaria, 1975 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1975 4.35
1992 7.12 +63.7%
2001 9.95 +39.7%
2006 10.51 +5.6%
2007 10.63 +1.1%
2008 10.68 +0.5%
2009 10.76 +0.7%
2010 10.85 +0.9%
2011 10.9 +0.5%
2012 11.02 +1.1%
2013 11.15 +1.1%
2014 11.23 +0.7%
2015 11.37 +1.3%
2016 11.42 +0.4%
2017 11.47 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.35 4.35 4.35 1
1990s 7.12 7.12 7.12 1
2000s 10.51 9.95 10.76 5
2010s 11.18 10.85 11.47 8

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 33 Hungary 11.75 compare
  2. 34 Ireland 11.73 compare
  3. 35 Uzbekistan 11.62 compare
  4. 37 Republic of Korea 11.41 compare
  5. 38 Argentina 11.35 compare
  6. 39 Qatar 11.28 compare

See the full ranking of 91 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bulgaria?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Bulgaria was 11.47 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 11.47 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.35 in 1975.
How does Bulgaria rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/