How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia?

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 Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bulgaria

13.3%

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia

2.8%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

39th

Europe & Central Asia rank

40th

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

Bulgaria
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.3% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 4.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.0%	6.9%	1.9%	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	6.8%	4.0%	2.8%	Bulgaria
2010s	7.6%	3.6%	4.0%	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 Europe & Central Asia?: Bulgaria, at 13.3% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia?: 10.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Bulgaria ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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.