Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary was 26.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Bulgaria is 26.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 26.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 30th 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 40-44 with tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.6% | — |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +78.3% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | +85.8% |
| 1980 | 18.5% | +45.3% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 6.8% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 40-44 with tertiary in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary in Bulgaria was 26.6% 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 40-44 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)