Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 89.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
89.1%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
89.1%
in 2010
All-time low
13.3%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 58.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 13.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 35.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 47.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 54.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 64.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 21.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 24.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 58.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 89.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 89.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 262.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 89.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1965.

That places Bulgaria 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 58.8%
1965 13.3% -77.4%
1970 35.8% +169.5%
1975 47.4% +32.2%
1980 54.3% +14.5%
1985 64.2% +18.3%
1990 29.3% -54.3%
1995 21.5% -26.7%
2000 24.6% +14.3%
2005 58.6% +138.6%
2010 89.1% +52.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.1% 13.3% 58.8% 2
1970s 41.6% 35.8% 47.4% 2
1980s 59.2% 54.3% 64.2% 2
1990s 25.4% 21.5% 29.3% 2
2000s 41.6% 24.6% 58.6% 2
2010s 89.1% 89.1% 89.1% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 27 Iceland 90.0% compare
  2. 28 Jordan 89.9% compare
  3. 29 China 89.1% compare
  4. 31 Greece 88.3% compare
  5. 32 Macau, China 88.3% compare
  6. 33 Qatar 87.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria was 89.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1965.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 262.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)