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

Bulgaria
13.3%
in 2018
OECD members
3.4%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
39th
OECD members rank
38th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.3% against 3.4% in OECD members, a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 3.9 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was OECD members ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and OECD members ranks 38th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 5.0% 9.1% 4.1% OECD members
2000s 6.8% 4.8% 2.0% Bulgaria
2010s 7.6% 3.3% 4.3% 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 OECD members?
Bulgaria, at 13.3% against 3.4% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and OECD members?
9.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and OECD members?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and OECD members ranks 38th 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.