How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

16 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Bhutan

18.0%

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.7%

in 2019

Bhutan rank

35th

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

38th

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

Bhutan
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 18.0% against 2.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.3%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 6.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.6%	7.1%	40.5%	Bhutan
2000s	35.9%	4.7%	31.3%	Bhutan
2010s	21.0%	4.1%	16.9%	Bhutan

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, male, Bhutan or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Bhutan, at 18.0% against 2.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 15.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Bhutan ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.