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

Bulgaria
12.9%
in 2018
Panama
12.2%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
46th
Panama rank
48th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Panama
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.9% against 12.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 46th and Panama ranks 48th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 4.4% 22.4% 18.0% Panama
2000s 5.8% 16.8% 11.1% Panama
2010s 4.6% 10.7% 6.1% Panama

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 Panama?
Bulgaria, at 12.9% against 12.2% in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Panama?
0.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bulgaria ranks 46th and Panama ranks 48th 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.