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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
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.
That represents a change of down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 89.1% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 111th 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.5% | — |
| 1965 | 89.1% | +91.7% |
| 1970 | 57.4% | -35.5% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 35.5% | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 69.9% | +178.6% |
| 1995 | 71.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -81.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.8% | 46.5% | 89.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 43.5% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 25.1% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 69.9% | 71.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 39.6% | 73.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 108 Russian Federation 7.8% compare
- 109 Israel 7.8% compare
- 110 United States of America 7.4% compare
- 111 Latvia 7.4% compare
- 113 Viet Nam 7.1% compare
- 114 Kazakhstan 7.0% 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 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 89.1% 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 111th 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 89.9%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)