Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 31.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 31.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 31.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd 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 30-34 with tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1965 | 7.4% | +27.6% |
| 1970 | 15.3% | +107.2% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | -40.4% |
| 1980 | 16.0% | +75.6% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +31.8% |
| 1990 | 19.7% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.2% | 9.1% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 16.0% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.4% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 29 Libya 34.7% compare
- 30 Macau, China 33.5% compare
- 31 Ukraine 32.8% compare
- 33 Hong Kong, China 30.9% compare
- 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.6% compare
- 35 Panama 30.3% 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 30-34 with tertiary in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Bulgaria was 31.4% 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)