Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary was 9.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
9.3%
World rank
31st
of 144 countries
All-time high
9.3%
in 2010
All-time low
1.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960–2010

2468101960198520101960: 1.61965: 1.61970: 3.91975: 5.41980: 3.91985: 5.71990: 6.71995: 6.82000: 7.12005: 82010: 9.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Bulgaria is 9.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Bulgaria peaked at 9.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1960.

That places Bulgaria 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Bulgaria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.6%
1965 1.6% +0.0%
1970 3.9% +146.8%
1975 5.4% +41.0%
1980 3.9% -27.4%
1985 5.7% +45.7%
1990 6.7% +17.1%
1995 6.8% +1.5%
2000 7.1% +4.1%
2005 8.0% +12.3%
2010 9.3% +17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 2
1970s 4.6% 3.9% 5.4% 2
1980s 4.8% 3.9% 5.7% 2
1990s 6.8% 6.7% 6.8% 2
2000s 7.5% 7.1% 8.0% 2
2010s 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 28 Estonia 10.6% compare
  2. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.5% compare
  3. 30 Lithuania 10.2% compare
  4. 32 Dominican Republic 9.3% compare
  5. 33 Jordan 9.2% compare
  6. 34 Germany 9.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Bulgaria?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Bulgaria was 9.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1960.
How does Bulgaria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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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