Bulgaria vs Italy: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female

Bulgaria
4.49
in 2010
Italy
4.41
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
31st
Italy rank
33rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.49 against 4.41 in Italy, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and Italy ranks 33rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.465 0.83 0.365 Italy
1970s 2.31 1.29 1.01 Bulgaria
1980s 2.95 2.13 0.815 Bulgaria
1990s 3.08 3.01 0.075 Bulgaria
2000s 3.51 3.85 0.345 Italy
2010s 4.49 4.41 0.08 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female, Bulgaria or Italy?
Bulgaria, at 4.49 against 4.41 in Italy as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.08, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Italy ranks 33rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.