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

Bulgaria
13.3%
in 2018
High income
2.5%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
39th
High income rank
41st

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

  • Bulgaria
  • High income
2.557.51012.5198620022019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.3% against 2.5% in High income, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 5.4 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was High income ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and High income ranks 41st of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and High income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria High income Difference Ahead
1990s 5.0% 5.6% 0.6% High income
2000s 6.8% 3.8% 3.0% Bulgaria
2010s 7.6% 2.6% 5.0% 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 High income?
Bulgaria, at 13.3% against 2.5% in High income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and High income?
10.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and High income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and High income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and High income ranks 41st 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

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.