Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 89.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
89.7%
World rank
23rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
89.7%
in 2010
All-time low
10.7%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 52.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 10.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 33.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 46.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 53.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 64.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 28 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 22.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 24 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 58.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 89.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 274.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 89.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1965.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 52.5%
1965 10.7% -79.6%
1970 33.2% +210.6%
1975 46.7% +40.4%
1980 53.9% +15.5%
1985 64.1% +19.0%
1990 28.0% -56.3%
1995 22.9% -18.4%
2000 24.0% +4.8%
2005 58.4% +143.7%
2010 89.7% +53.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.6% 10.7% 52.5% 2
1970s 39.9% 33.2% 46.7% 2
1980s 59.0% 53.9% 64.1% 2
1990s 25.4% 22.9% 28.0% 2
2000s 41.2% 24.0% 58.4% 2
2010s 89.7% 89.7% 89.7% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 20 Israel 91.4% compare
  2. 21 New Zealand 91.3% compare
  3. 22 Iceland 90.0% compare
  4. 24 China 89.6% compare
  5. 25 Czechia 89.5% compare
  6. 26 Türkiye 89.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Bulgaria was 89.7% 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 secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1965.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 274.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)