Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 8.01 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria is 8.01, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria peaked at 9.22 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.08, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.57 | — |
| 1965 | 7.51 | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 8.9 | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 9.18 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 8.72 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 8.67 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 5.08 | -41.4% |
| 1995 | 8.07 | +58.9% |
| 2000 | 7.91 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.22 | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 8.01 | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.04 | 7.51 | 8.57 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.04 | 8.9 | 9.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.7 | 8.67 | 8.72 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.58 | 5.08 | 8.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.57 | 7.91 | 9.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.01 | 8.01 | 8.01 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 86 Costa Rica 8.02 compare
- 86 India 8.02 compare
- 86 Luxembourg 8.02 compare
- 90 Lithuania 7.96 compare
- 91 Brunei Darussalam 7.95 compare
- 91 Egypt 7.95 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0829 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,710 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 232,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1419 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 252,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.1737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Bulgaria was 8.01 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.22 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.