How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?

8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.

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.

Bulgaria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Bulgaria

12.4%

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

12.3%

in 2015

Bulgaria rank

50th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

51st

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

Bulgaria
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.4% against 12.3% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 134 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.6%	17.1%	11.5%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	5.4%	12.8%	7.3%	Sao Tome and Principe

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, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bulgaria, at 12.4% against 12.3% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
How do Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Bulgaria ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st 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: 18 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.