Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 11.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
11.5
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.96
in 2005
All-time low
7.61
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

02.557.51012.51960198520101960: 8.71965: 8.11970: 7.61975: 10.31980: 10.71985: 10.41990: 10.11995: 9.62000: 9.92005: 122010: 11.5

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 11.5 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.

That represents a change of up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Bulgaria peaked at 11.96 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.61, in 1970.

That places Bulgaria 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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, total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.72
1965 8.13 -6.8%
1970 7.61 -6.4%
1975 10.35 +36.0%
1980 10.65 +2.9%
1985 10.43 -2.1%
1990 10.06 -3.5%
1995 9.58 -4.8%
2000 9.92 +3.5%
2005 11.96 +20.6%
2010 11.5 -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.43 8.13 8.72 2
1970s 8.98 7.61 10.35 2
1980s 10.54 10.43 10.65 2
1990s 9.82 9.58 10.06 2
2000s 10.94 9.92 11.96 2
2010s 11.5 11.5 11.5 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 37 Kazakhstan 11.68 compare
  2. 38 Netherlands 11.67 compare
  3. 39 Finland 11.55 compare
  4. 41 Macao 11.48 compare
  5. 42 Sweden 11.46 compare
  6. 43 Luxembourg 11.41 compare
  7. 43 Ukraine 11.41 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Bulgaria was 11.5 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, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 11.96 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.61 in 1970.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, 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)
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.