Bulgaria vs Serbia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Bulgaria
1.17 GPIA
in 2024
Serbia
1.13 GPIA
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Serbia rank
26th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.17 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in Serbia, a difference of 0.04 GPIA.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Serbia ranks 26th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.17 GPIA 0.6835 GPIA 0.4899 GPIA Bulgaria
2010s 1.33 GPIA 0.6738 GPIA 0.6597 GPIA Bulgaria
2020s 1.29 GPIA 0.772 GPIA 0.5154 GPIA Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Bulgaria or Serbia?
Bulgaria, at 1.17 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Bulgaria and Serbia?
0.04 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Serbia ranks 26th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
175 places, 2,817 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release