Bulgaria vs Egypt: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
7.6%
in 2025
Egypt
7.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
85th
Egypt rank
84th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 85th and Egypt ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 25.2% | 21.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 18.7% | 15.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 10.2% | 4.3% | Egypt |
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 Egypt?
- Egypt, at 7.7% against 7.6% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Egypt?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Egypt rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th and Egypt ranks 84th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release