Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 71.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Bulgaria is 71.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Bulgaria peaked at 71.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1960.
That places Bulgaria 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1965 | 5.9% | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +62.8% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +43.5% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | +26.3% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | +39.3% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +68.0% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 13.2% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 23.9% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 35.7% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 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 55-59 with secondary in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Bulgaria was 71.9% 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 55-59 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)