Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total

Bulgaria
2.67
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
2.5
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
80th
Saudi Arabia rank
83rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.67 against 2.5 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.17.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 80th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.365 0.695 0.33 Saudi Arabia
1970s 2.83 0.975 1.85 Bulgaria
1980s 5.22 1.09 4.13 Bulgaria
1990s 3.09 1.54 1.55 Bulgaria
2000s 2.28 2.24 0.04 Bulgaria
2010s 2.67 2.5 0.17 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
Bulgaria, at 2.67 against 2.5 in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
0.17, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total?
Bulgaria ranks 80th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd 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 40-44, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total
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, 40-44, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 40-44.