Bulgaria vs Colombia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total

Bulgaria
0.79
in 2010
Colombia
0.75
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
30th
Colombia rank
32nd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.79 against 0.75 in Colombia, a difference of 0.04.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 32nd of 144 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.16 0.05 0.11 Bulgaria
1970s 0.27 0.09 0.18 Bulgaria
1980s 0.435 0.185 0.25 Bulgaria
1990s 0.525 0.355 0.17 Bulgaria
2000s 0.645 0.38 0.265 Bulgaria
2010s 0.79 0.75 0.04 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total, Bulgaria or Colombia?
Bulgaria, at 0.79 against 0.75 in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Bulgaria and Colombia?
0.04, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Colombia ranks 32nd 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 25+, 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 25+, 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, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.