Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary was 19.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 19.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 19.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1960.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64 with tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +68.7% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +40.6% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +72.5% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.9% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 27 Greece 21.0% compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.3% compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 20.2% compare
- 31 Philippines 18.9% compare
- 32 France 18.3% compare
- 33 Latvia 18.2% 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 60-64 with tertiary in Bulgaria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in Bulgaria was 19.5% 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 60-64 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1960.
- How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)