Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary was 26.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Bulgaria is 26.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 26.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 26th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6% | — |
| 1965 | 3.8% | +44.5% |
| 1970 | 5.3% | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +32.9% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.2% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 23 Luxembourg 27.0% compare
- 24 Mongolia 26.8% compare
- 25 Panama 26.7% compare
- 27 Greece 26.0% compare
- 28 Philippines 26.0% compare
- 29 Netherlands 25.8% compare
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Bulgaria was 26.4% 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 25+ with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)