Bulgaria vs Qatar: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Bulgaria
4.9%
in 2025
Qatar
5.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
96th
Qatar rank
94th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Bulgaria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5.2% against 4.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 96th and Qatar ranks 94th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 7.9% | 7.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Bulgaria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 5.2% against 4.9% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Bulgaria and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Qatar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Qatar rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 96th and Qatar ranks 94th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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