Bulgaria vs Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary

Bulgaria
7.8%
in 2010
Spain
8.2%
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Spain rank
30th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Spain
02468196019852010

How they compare

Spain currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Bulgaria
1970s 1.7% 1.0% 0.7% Bulgaria
1980s 5.4% 2.1% 3.3% Bulgaria
1990s 5.9% 3.3% 2.6% Bulgaria
2000s 7.5% 6.7% 0.8% Bulgaria
2010s 7.8% 8.2% 0.4% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary, Bulgaria or Spain?
Spain, at 8.2% against 7.8% in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary between Bulgaria and Spain?
0.4%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed