Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total was 7.79 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.79
World rank
9th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.87
in 1985
All-time low
3.77
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 6.11965: 6.31970: 3.81975: 3.81980: 3.91985: 7.91990: 7.81995: 7.82000: 7.82005: 3.92010: 7.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria stood at 7.79.

That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria peaked at 7.87 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.77, in 1970.

Bulgaria ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.09
1965 6.35 +4.3%
1970 3.77 -40.6%
1975 3.84 +1.9%
1980 3.9 +1.6%
1985 7.87 +101.8%
1990 7.77 -1.3%
1995 7.8 +0.4%
2000 7.82 +0.3%
2005 3.91 -50.0%
2010 7.79 +99.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.22 6.09 6.35 2
1970s 3.8 3.77 3.84 2
1980s 5.88 3.9 7.87 2
1990s 7.79 7.77 7.8 2
2000s 5.87 3.91 7.82 2
2010s 7.79 7.79 7.79 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 6 Israel 7.88 compare
  2. 7 Albania 7.86 compare
  3. 8 Romania 7.82 compare
  4. 10 El Salvador 7.35 compare
  5. 11 Brazil 7.25 compare
  6. 12 Botswana 6.99 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Bulgaria was 7.79 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 30-34, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 7.87 in 1985.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 1970.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total?
Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, 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 primary schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 30-34.