Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 9.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
9.9%
World rank
45th
of 144 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2010
All-time low
1.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

2468101960198520101960: 1.71965: 2.41970: 21975: 4.61980: 6.31985: 6.11990: 6.31995: 4.52000: 7.42005: 5.92010: 9.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria is 9.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 9.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1960.

Bulgaria ranks 45th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.7%
1965 2.4% +37.6%
1970 2.0% -14.7%
1975 4.6% +125.6%
1980 6.3% +38.2%
1985 6.1% -3.3%
1990 6.3% +3.4%
1995 4.5% -28.9%
2000 7.4% +64.7%
2005 5.9% -20.5%
2010 9.9% +67.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.1% 1.7% 2.4% 2
1970s 3.3% 2.0% 4.6% 2
1980s 6.2% 6.1% 6.3% 2
1990s 5.4% 4.5% 6.3% 2
2000s 6.7% 5.9% 7.4% 2
2010s 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 42 Cyprus 10.6% compare
  2. 43 Tunisia 10.6% compare
  3. 44 Croatia 10.3% compare
  4. 46 Cuba 9.8% compare
  5. 47 Iraq 9.4% compare
  6. 48 Panama 9.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Bulgaria was 9.9% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 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
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