Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 3.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria is 3.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria peaked at 80.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2010.
Bulgaria ranks 125th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.8% | — |
| 1965 | 74.0% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 79.1% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 75.1% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 67.4% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 59.1% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -56.4% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -84.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.4% | 74.0% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.5% | 79.1% | 80.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 67.4% | 75.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 48.6% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 19.8% | 45.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 122 Tajikistan 3.8% compare
- 123 Switzerland 3.2% compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 3.1% compare
- 126 Yemen 3.0% compare
- 127 Armenia 2.7% compare
- 128 Slovenia 2.7% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Bulgaria was 3.0% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Bulgaria ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)