Bulgaria vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total

Bulgaria
0.28
in 2010
Sweden
0.3
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
69th
Sweden rank
66th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.3 against 0.28 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 66th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.185 0.32 0.135 Sweden
1970s 0.45 0.31 0.14 Bulgaria
1980s 0.52 0.545 0.025 Sweden
1990s 0.39 0.615 0.225 Sweden
2000s 0.505 0.65 0.145 Sweden
2010s 0.28 0.3 0.02 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.3 against 0.28 in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total between Bulgaria and Sweden?
0.02, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Bulgaria ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 66th 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 tertiary schooling, age 20-24, 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 tertiary schooling, age 20-24, 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 tertiary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.