Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Bulgaria
13.3%
in 2018
El Salvador
13.7%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
36th
El Salvador rank
34th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.7% against 13.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 188 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 2.5% 15.8% 13.2% El Salvador
2000s 2.9% 5.8% 2.9% El Salvador
2010s 9.8% 10.9% 1.1% El Salvador

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 El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 13.7% against 13.3% in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 188 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 (%). 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/