How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bulgaria

13.3%

in 2018

Central Europe and the Baltics

4.9%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

39th

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

36th

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

Bulgaria
Central Europe and the Baltics

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.3% against 4.9% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 8.4%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.7 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Central Europe and the Baltics	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.0%	4.6%	0.3%	Bulgaria
2000s	6.8%	4.2%	2.5%	Bulgaria
2010s	7.6%	4.5%	3.0%	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 Central Europe and the Baltics?: Bulgaria, at 13.3% against 4.9% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?: 8.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Bulgaria ranks 39th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th of 134 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 (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.