Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 2.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
2.2%
World rank
113th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 1970
All-time low
2.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 20.11965: 31.81970: 42.51975: 31.11980: 31.11985: 31.51990: 22.61995: 222000: 16.62005: 9.72010: 2.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Bulgaria stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Bulgaria peaked at 42.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2010.

Bulgaria ranks 113th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 20.1%
1965 31.8% +58.4%
1970 42.5% +33.6%
1975 31.1% -26.7%
1980 31.1% +0.0%
1985 31.5% +1.2%
1990 22.6% -28.3%
1995 22.0% -2.5%
2000 16.6% -24.7%
2005 9.7% -41.7%
2010 2.2% -76.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.9% 20.1% 31.8% 2
1970s 36.8% 31.1% 42.5% 2
1980s 31.3% 31.1% 31.5% 2
1990s 22.3% 22.0% 22.6% 2
2000s 13.1% 9.7% 16.6% 2
2010s 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 110 Yemen 3.1% compare
  2. 111 Belgium 2.5% compare
  3. 112 Mongolia 2.3% compare
  4. 114 Switzerland 2.0% compare
  5. 115 Sweden 2.0% compare
  6. 116 Australia 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Bulgaria was 2.2% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary