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
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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About this data
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.