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

Bulgaria
13.3%
in 2018
Lesotho
13.2%
in 2016
Bulgaria rank
39th
Lesotho rank
40th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.3% against 13.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 40th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 5.0% 20.8% 15.8% Lesotho
2000s 6.8% 11.4% 4.6% Lesotho
2010s 5.8% 6.7% 0.9% Lesotho

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 Lesotho?
Bulgaria, at 13.3% against 13.2% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Lesotho 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

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.