Bulgaria vs Eswatini: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
6.8%
in 2024
Eswatini
7.3%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
87th
Eswatini rank
84th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Eswatini ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 87th and Eswatini ranks 84th of 183 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 9.6% | 4.7% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 7.3% | 1.9% | Eswatini |
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 Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Eswatini?
- 0.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Eswatini?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Eswatini rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 87th and Eswatini ranks 84th of 183 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 (%). 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