Bulgaria vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Bulgaria
1 GPIA
in 2024
Sweden
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Sweden rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 69th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 GPIA | 0.9044 GPIA | 0.6148 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9336 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 0.2567 GPIA | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9857 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 0.0921 GPIA | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.01 GPIA against 1 GPIA in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.01 GPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 69th 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