Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 21.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
21.1%
World rank
84th
of 144 countries
All-time high
74.7%
in 2000
All-time low
21.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 24.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 23.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 34.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 40.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 51.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 57 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 69.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 71.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 74.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 49.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 21.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 21.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 71.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Bulgaria peaked at 74.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2010.

That places Bulgaria 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 24.5%
1965 23.4% -4.5%
1970 34.9% +49.0%
1975 40.5% +16.0%
1980 51.9% +28.1%
1985 57.0% +9.9%
1990 69.7% +22.3%
1995 71.9% +3.1%
2000 74.7% +3.9%
2005 49.1% -34.2%
2010 21.1% -57.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.0% 23.4% 24.5% 2
1970s 37.7% 34.9% 40.5% 2
1980s 54.4% 51.9% 57.0% 2
1990s 70.8% 69.7% 71.9% 2
2000s 61.9% 49.1% 74.7% 2
2010s 21.1% 21.1% 21.1% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 81 Barbados 22.0% compare
  2. 82 Myanmar 21.6% compare
  3. 83 Latvia 21.5% compare
  4. 85 Malawi 20.8% compare
  5. 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.8% compare
  6. 87 Slovenia 20.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Bulgaria was 21.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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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Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)