Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 68.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 68.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 68.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1965.
Bulgaria ranks 20th 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6% | — |
| 1965 | 12.9% | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 20.3% | +57.4% |
| 1975 | 23.9% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 20.3% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 28.9% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 35.7% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 42.2% | 56.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Bulgaria was 68.9% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1965.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)