How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Timor-Leste?

9 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Bulgaria vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Bulgaria

12.4%

in 2018

Timor-Leste

11.8%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

50th

Timor-Leste rank

52nd

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

Bulgaria
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.4% against 11.8% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 52nd of 134 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.3%	27.8%	18.5%	Timor-Leste
2010s	7.0%	16.2%	9.2%	Timor-Leste

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 Timor-Leste?: Bulgaria, at 12.4% against 11.8% in Timor-Leste as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Bulgaria and Timor-Leste?: 0.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Timor-Leste?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Bulgaria ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 52nd 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.