Bulgaria vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
7.6%
in 2025
Palestine
7.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
85th
Palestine rank
86th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- Palestine
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7.6% against 7.1% in Palestine, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 85th and Palestine ranks 86th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 10.4% | 7.1% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 7.4% | 4.0% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 0.5% | 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 Palestine?
- Bulgaria, at 7.6% against 7.1% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Palestine?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Palestine?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 85th and Palestine ranks 86th 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