Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 7.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 72.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.6% | — |
| 1965 | 72.2% | +102.9% |
| 1970 | 54.3% | -24.8% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | -25.1% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | +179.6% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -36.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -81.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.9% | 35.6% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.5% | 40.7% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 22.7% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 63.5% | 66.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 39.6% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
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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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria was 7.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary