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
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
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.