Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 21.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 21.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 21.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1965.
That places Bulgaria 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +81.9% |
| 1975 | 9.9% | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.0% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria was 21.1% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1965.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)