Bulgaria vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Bulgaria
1 GPIA
in 2024
Laos
0.9902 GPIA
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Laos rank
74th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Bulgaria
- Laos
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 GPIA against 0.9902 GPIA in Laos, a difference of 0.0098 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Laos ranks 74th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 0.2511 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9235 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 0.253 GPIA | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.9857 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.0379 GPIA | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Bulgaria or Laos?
- Bulgaria, at 1 GPIA against 0.9902 GPIA in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bulgaria and Laos?
- 0.0098 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Laos?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Laos ranks 74th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release