Bulgaria vs North America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
12.9%
in 2018
North America
0.9%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
46th
North America rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- North America
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 12.9% against 0.9% in North America, a difference of 12.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 13.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 46th and North America ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 1.9% | 2.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.0% | 4.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 0.8% | 4.9% | Bulgaria |
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 North America?
- Bulgaria, at 12.9% against 0.9% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and North America?
- 12.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th and North America 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.