Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 5.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
Bulgaria recorded 5.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 70.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.2% | — |
| 1965 | 70.0% | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 63.5% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 54.3% | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 44.4% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 41.1% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -43.9% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -75.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.6% | 67.2% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 61.9% | 60.2% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 47.7% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.1% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 21.4% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 124 Tajikistan 6.4% compare
- 125 Russian Federation 5.6% compare
- 126 Canada 5.5% compare
- 128 Armenia 5.1% compare
- 129 Republic of Moldova 5.1% compare
- 130 Ukraine 5.0% 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+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Bulgaria was 5.3% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)