Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary was 61.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
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 25-29 with secondary in Bulgaria stood at 61.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 65.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1965.
Bulgaria ranks 41st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.0% | — |
| 1965 | 22.1% | -57.5% |
| 1970 | 46.1% | +108.5% |
| 1975 | 40.1% | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 52.8% | +31.8% |
| 1985 | 62.9% | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 65.1% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.0% | 22.1% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.1% | 40.1% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 52.8% | 62.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.9% | 58.7% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 54.6% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 61.7% | 61.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 38 United Arab Emirates 63.0% compare
- 39 Hong Kong, China 62.2% compare
- 40 Bangladesh 62.1% compare
- 42 Latvia 61.4% compare
- 43 Egypt 61.3% compare
- 44 Ghana 61.1% 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 25-29 with secondary in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Bulgaria was 61.7% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1965.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)