Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total was 12.32 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
12.32
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.32
in 2010
All-time low
3.01
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

46810121960198520101960: 3.81965: 3.91970: 31975: 3.41980: 4.11985: 4.31990: 4.71995: 6.52000: 72005: 9.62010: 12.3

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Bulgaria stood at 12.32. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Bulgaria peaked at 12.32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.01, in 1970.

Bulgaria ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.83 3.77 3.88 2
1970s 3.2 3.01 3.39 2
1980s 4.21 4.1 4.32 2
1990s 5.56 4.65 6.47 2
2000s 8.29 6.97 9.62 2
2010s 12.32 12.32 12.32 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 2 United States 13.29 compare
  2. 3 Czechia 12.79 compare
  3. 4 Slovak Republic 12.67 compare
  4. 6 Germany 11.93 compare
  5. 7 Norway 11.72 compare
  6. 8 Estonia 11.65 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More reference data data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Bulgaria was 12.32 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 12.32 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.01 in 1970.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total?
Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. 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: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of education completed among people age 65-69.