How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Kingdom?

9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Bulgaria

17,127 number

in 2018

United Kingdom

18,950 number

in 2015

Bulgaria rank

53rd

United Kingdom rank

51st

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

Bulgaria
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 18,950 number against 17,127 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,823 number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 51st of 134 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,072 number	10,254 number	3,182 number	United Kingdom
2000s	10,662 number	26,456 number	15,794 number	United Kingdom
2010s	4,960 number	35,229 number	30,269 number	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male, Bulgaria or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 18,950 number against 17,127 number in Bulgaria as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Bulgaria and United Kingdom?: 1,823 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Kingdom?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Bulgaria and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Bulgaria ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 51st of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.