Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 3.87 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Bulgaria stood at 3.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Bulgaria peaked at 7.88 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.79, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 121st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.56 | — |
| 1965 | 7.36 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 7.88 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 7.87 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 7.68 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 7.57 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.79 | -49.9% |
| 1995 | 7.52 | +98.4% |
| 2000 | 7.36 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.81 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.87 | -50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.46 | 7.36 | 7.56 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.88 | 7.87 | 7.88 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.62 | 7.57 | 7.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.65 | 3.79 | 7.52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.58 | 7.36 | 7.81 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.87 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Bulgaria was 3.87 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.88 in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 121st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.