Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 3.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
3.7%
World rank
123rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
79.4%
in 1970
All-time low
3.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 67.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 66.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 79.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 78.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 77 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 68.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 60.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 48.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 45 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 19 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 3.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Bulgaria stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 91.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Bulgaria peaked at 79.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2010.

That places Bulgaria 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with primary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 67.6%
1965 66.6% -1.4%
1970 79.4% +19.1%
1975 78.6% -1.0%
1980 77.0% -2.1%
1985 68.4% -11.1%
1990 60.1% -12.2%
1995 48.1% -20.0%
2000 45.0% -6.5%
2005 19.0% -57.7%
2010 3.7% -80.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67.1% 66.6% 67.6% 2
1970s 79.0% 78.6% 79.4% 2
1980s 72.7% 68.4% 77.0% 2
1990s 54.1% 48.1% 60.1% 2
2000s 32.0% 19.0% 45.0% 2
2010s 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 120 Mali 4.3% compare
  2. 121 Kyrgyzstan 4.0% compare
  3. 122 Switzerland 3.8% compare
  4. 124 Afghanistan 3.3% compare
  5. 125 Slovenia 3.1% compare
  6. 126 Niger 2.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Bulgaria was 3.7% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Bulgaria ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)