Bulgaria vs China: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
6.8%
in 2025
China
6.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
China rank
96th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.8% against 6.7% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and China ranks 96th of 206 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 8.0% | 5.3% | China |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2.1% | China |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 6.6% | 1.1% | China |
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 China?
- Bulgaria, at 6.8% against 6.7% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and China ranks 96th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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