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
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 37 Kazakhstan 11.68 compare
- 38 Netherlands 11.67 compare
- 39 Finland 11.55 compare
- 41 Macao 11.48 compare
- 42 Sweden 11.46 compare
- 43 Luxembourg 11.41 compare
- 43 Ukraine 11.41 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,697 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,397 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 111,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
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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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.