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

Latest (2010)
68.9%
World rank
20th
of 144 countries
All-time high
68.9%
in 2010
All-time low
12.9%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

2040601960198520101960: 14.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 12.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 20.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 23.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 28.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 34.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 35.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 40 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 42.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 56.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 68.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 17 Botswana 71.6% compare
  2. 18 Croatia 70.9% compare
  3. 19 Serbia 70.2% compare
  4. 21 Finland 68.4% compare
  5. 22 South Africa 67.0% compare
  6. 23 Norway 64.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)