Bulgaria vs Romania: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female

Bulgaria
2.55
in 2010
Romania
2.75
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
60th
Romania rank
57th

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.75 against 2.55 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Romania ranks 57th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.165 0.2 0.035 Romania
1970s 0.71 0.31 0.4 Bulgaria
1980s 1.67 0.565 1.1 Bulgaria
1990s 3.47 1.35 2.12 Bulgaria
2000s 4.8 2.27 2.53 Bulgaria
2010s 2.55 2.75 0.2 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 2.75 against 2.55 in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.2, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female?
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Romania ranks 57th 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 55-59, female. 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 55-59, 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, 55-59, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 55-59.