Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bulgaria
12.9%
in 2018
Malaysia
13.1%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
46th
Malaysia rank
45th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.1% against 12.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.1% 4.6% 0.5% Malaysia
2000s 5.7% 7.6% 1.8% Malaysia
2010s 4.8% 11.8% 7.0% Malaysia

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 Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 13.1% against 12.9% in Bulgaria as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bulgaria ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 150 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.