How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female

Belgium

12.5

in 2010

Bulgaria

12.4

in 2010

Belgium rank

32nd

Bulgaria rank

35th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female over time

Belgium
Bulgaria

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 12.5 against 12.4 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1.

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

Belgium ranks 32nd and Bulgaria ranks 35th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.6	7.94	0.34	Bulgaria
1970s	8.84	8.22	0.62	Belgium
1980s	10.57	10.54	0.03	Belgium
1990s	11.96	10.63	1.33	Belgium
2000s	12.78	10.47	2.3	Belgium
2010s	12.5	12.4	0.1	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female, Belgium or Bulgaria?: Belgium, at 12.5 against 12.4 in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female between Belgium and Bulgaria?: 0.1, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female?: Belgium ranks 32nd and Bulgaria ranks 35th 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 total schooling, age 25-29, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, 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
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Average years of total schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of education completed among females age 25-29.