Bulgaria vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
1.2 modelled data
in 2025
Eritrea
1.23 modelled data
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
28th
Eritrea rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.23 modelled data against 1.2 modelled data in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.03 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Eritrea ranks 25th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 modelled data | 1.46 modelled data | 0.1324 modelled data | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.36 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 0.0686 modelled data | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.24 modelled data | 0.1045 modelled data | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bulgaria or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 1.23 modelled data against 1.2 modelled data in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Eritrea?
- 0.03 modelled data, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Eritrea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Eritrea ranks 25th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release