Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total was 3.93 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
3.93
World rank
106th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.84
in 2005
All-time low
3.41
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 6.11965: 6.11970: 3.41975: 3.81980: 3.91985: 3.91990: 7.71995: 7.82000: 7.82005: 7.82010: 3.9

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria is 3.93, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 49.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria peaked at 7.84 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.41, in 1970.

Bulgaria ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.09
1965 6.1 +0.2%
1970 3.41 -44.1%
1975 3.82 +12.0%
1980 3.86 +1.0%
1985 3.91 +1.3%
1990 7.74 +98.0%
1995 7.8 +0.8%
2000 7.83 +0.4%
2005 7.84 +0.1%
2010 3.93 -49.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.09 6.09 6.1 2
1970s 3.62 3.41 3.82 2
1980s 3.88 3.86 3.91 2
1990s 7.77 7.74 7.8 2
2000s 7.83 7.83 7.84 2
2010s 3.93 3.93 3.93 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 103 Croatia 3.98 compare
  2. 103 Serbia 3.98 compare
  3. 105 Romania 3.94 compare
  4. 106 Germany 3.93 compare
  5. 108 Ghana 3.88 compare
  6. 109 Papua New Guinea 3.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Bulgaria was 3.93 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 35-39, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 7.84 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.41 in 1970.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total?
Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary 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 primary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 35-39.