Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total was 7.88 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.88
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.88
in 2010
All-time low
2.77
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 4.21965: 4.21970: 2.81975: 2.91980: 3.11985: 3.41990: 3.51995: 3.72000: 3.82005: 3.92010: 7.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Bulgaria stood at 7.88. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 106.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Bulgaria peaked at 7.88 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.77, in 1970.

Bulgaria ranks 7th 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 55-59, total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.15
1965 4.19 +1.0%
1970 2.77 -33.9%
1975 2.86 +3.2%
1980 3.09 +8.0%
1985 3.43 +11.0%
1990 3.45 +0.6%
1995 3.73 +8.1%
2000 3.82 +2.4%
2005 3.91 +2.4%
2010 7.88 +101.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.17 4.15 4.19 2
1970s 2.81 2.77 2.86 2
1980s 3.26 3.09 3.43 2
1990s 3.59 3.45 3.73 2
2000s 3.87 3.82 3.91 2
2010s 7.88 7.88 7.88 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 4 Hungary 7.96 compare
  2. 4 Slovenia 7.96 compare
  3. 6 Croatia 7.92 compare
  4. 8 Serbia 7.87 compare
  5. 9 Romania 7.64 compare
  6. 10 Ireland 7.63 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 55-59, total in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Bulgaria was 7.88 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 55-59, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 7.88 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 1970.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total?
Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. 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 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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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, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.