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
051015198620022019

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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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.