Bulgaria vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
6.8%
in 2025
Maldives
6.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Maldives rank
97th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- Maldives
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6.8% against 6.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 12.1% | 9.4% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 15.9% | 13.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 7.7% | 2.2% | Maldives |
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 Maldives?
- Bulgaria, at 6.8% against 6.5% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 97th 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