Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 11.44 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Bulgaria stood at 11.44. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Bulgaria peaked at 11.44 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.99, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.99 | — |
| 1965 | 5.38 | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 5.05 | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 5.72 | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 6.77 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 7.77 | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 8.19 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 8.87 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 9.25 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 10.41 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 11.44 | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 | 4.99 | 5.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.38 | 5.05 | 5.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.27 | 6.77 | 7.77 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.53 | 8.19 | 8.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.83 | 9.25 | 10.41 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 11.44 | 11.44 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 17 New Zealand 11.69 compare
- 18 Belize 11.61 compare
- 19 Russian Federation 11.59 compare
- 21 Japan 11.34 compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 11.33 compare
- 23 Denmark 11.32 compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 114,165 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Bulgaria was 11.44 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 25+, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.44 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.99 in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.