Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 78.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
78.7%
World rank
32nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
78.7%
in 2010
All-time low
34.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 34.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 35.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 42.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 50.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 60.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 55.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 69.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 48.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 65.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 53 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 78.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria is 78.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 78.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1960.

That places Bulgaria 32nd 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 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 34.2%
1965 35.2% +2.8%
1970 42.6% +20.9%
1975 50.1% +17.7%
1980 60.5% +20.7%
1985 55.9% -7.5%
1990 69.6% +24.5%
1995 48.1% -30.9%
2000 65.3% +35.7%
2005 53.0% -18.8%
2010 78.7% +48.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.7% 34.2% 35.2% 2
1970s 46.3% 42.6% 50.1% 2
1980s 58.2% 55.9% 60.5% 2
1990s 58.8% 48.1% 69.6% 2
2000s 59.2% 53.0% 65.3% 2
2010s 78.7% 78.7% 78.7% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 29 Maldives 80.4% compare
  2. 30 Poland 80.3% compare
  3. 31 Sri Lanka 79.6% compare
  4. 33 Netherlands 78.0% compare
  5. 34 Saudi Arabia 76.7% compare
  6. 35 Jordan 76.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria was 78.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1960.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)