Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total

Bulgaria
0.97
in 2010
Netherlands
1.12
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
28th
Netherlands rank
25th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.12 against 0.97 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.15.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.21 0.11 0.1 Bulgaria
1970s 0.485 0.32 0.165 Bulgaria
1980s 0.505 0.495 0.01 Bulgaria
1990s 0.705 0.75 0.045 Netherlands
2000s 0.785 0.9 0.115 Netherlands
2010s 0.97 1.12 0.15 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.12 against 0.97 in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
0.15, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 25th 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 35-39, 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 35-39, 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, 35-39, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 35-39.