Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 5.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 71.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 128th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.8% | — |
| 1965 | 71.6% | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 61.0% | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 55.4% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -74.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.7% | 63.8% | 71.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 58.2% | 55.4% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 43.1% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 42.1% | 44.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 21.5% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria was 5.4% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Bulgaria ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.3%. 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)