Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 82.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
82.3%
World rank
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
82.3%
in 2010
All-time low
31.8%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 33.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 31.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 40.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 52.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 62.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 60.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 72.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 54.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 68.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 61.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 82.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria is 82.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 82.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1965.

Bulgaria ranks 25th 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 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 33.2%
1965 31.8% -4.3%
1970 40.1% +26.0%
1975 52.8% +31.8%
1980 62.9% +19.0%
1985 60.2% -4.2%
1990 72.1% +19.7%
1995 54.6% -24.3%
2000 68.6% +25.7%
2005 61.7% -10.0%
2010 82.3% +33.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.5% 31.8% 33.2% 2
1970s 46.5% 40.1% 52.8% 2
1980s 61.6% 60.2% 62.9% 2
1990s 63.3% 54.6% 72.1% 2
2000s 65.1% 61.7% 68.6% 2
2010s 82.3% 82.3% 82.3% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 22 Sweden 84.3% compare
  2. 23 Austria 83.7% compare
  3. 24 Belize 82.7% compare
  4. 26 Sri Lanka 81.9% compare
  5. 27 Mauritius 81.8% compare
  6. 28 China 81.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Bulgaria was 82.3% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1965.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)