Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 23.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
23.5%
World rank
32nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 2010
All-time low
3.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

5101520251960198520101960: 3.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 5.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 6.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 11.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 13.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 15 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 18.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 19.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 23.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 23.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 23.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1960.

That places Bulgaria 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 3.9%
1965 5.2% +32.3%
1970 6.8% +30.6%
1975 8.7% +28.7%
1980 11.3% +29.6%
1985 13.8% +22.0%
1990 15.0% +8.5%
1995 15.8% +5.5%
2000 18.4% +16.2%
2005 19.9% +8.2%
2010 23.5% +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.6% 3.9% 5.2% 2
1970s 7.8% 6.8% 8.7% 2
1980s 12.6% 11.3% 13.8% 2
1990s 15.4% 15.0% 15.8% 2
2000s 19.1% 18.4% 19.9% 2
2010s 23.5% 23.5% 23.5% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 29 Philippines 24.2% compare
  2. 30 Mongolia 23.7% compare
  3. 31 Panama 23.6% compare
  4. 33 Kazakhstan 22.8% compare
  5. 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.8% compare
  6. 35 Slovenia 22.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Bulgaria was 23.5% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1960.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)