Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female was 0.91 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.91
World rank
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.91
in 2005
All-time low
0.06
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

00.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.061965: 0.061970: 0.131975: 0.171980: 0.351985: 0.641990: 0.581995: 0.722000: 0.872005: 0.912010: 0.91

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.91 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in Bulgaria peaked at 0.91 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1960.

That places Bulgaria 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.06
1965 0.06 +0.0%
1970 0.13 +116.7%
1975 0.17 +30.8%
1980 0.35 +105.9%
1985 0.64 +82.9%
1990 0.58 -9.4%
1995 0.72 +24.1%
2000 0.87 +20.8%
2005 0.91 +4.6%
2010 0.91 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.06 0.06 0.06 2
1970s 0.15 0.13 0.17 2
1980s 0.495 0.35 0.64 2
1990s 0.65 0.58 0.72 2
2000s 0.89 0.87 0.91 2
2010s 0.91 0.91 0.91 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.94 compare
  2. 23 Panama 0.93 compare
  3. 23 Singapore 0.93 compare
  4. 25 Switzerland 0.91 compare
  5. 27 Netherlands 0.88 compare
  6. 28 Mongolia 0.87 compare
  7. 28 United Arab Emirates 0.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female in Bulgaria was 0.91 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1960.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, 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
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 45-49.