Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 11.54 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11.54 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Bulgaria peaked at 12.14 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.54, in 1970.
Bulgaria ranks 46th 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.52 | — |
| 1965 | 8.24 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 7.54 | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 10.22 | +35.5% |
| 1980 | 10.63 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 10.54 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.16 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 9.92 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.09 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.14 | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 11.54 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.38 | 8.24 | 8.52 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.88 | 7.54 | 10.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.59 | 10.54 | 10.63 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.04 | 9.92 | 10.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.12 | 10.09 | 12.14 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.54 | 11.54 | 11.54 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 43 Russian Federation 11.62 compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 11.58 compare
- 44 Sweden 11.58 compare
- 47 Chile 11.5 compare
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 11.5 compare
- 49 Jordan 11.39 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Bulgaria was 11.54 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 20-24, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.14 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 in 1970.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.