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

Bulgaria
13.3%
in 2018
Panama
13.2%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
36th
Panama rank
37th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Panama
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.3% against 13.2% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 36th and Panama ranks 37th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 1.9% 6.0% 4.1% Panama
2000s 2.1% 1.9% 0.1% Bulgaria
2010s 4.7% 7.2% 2.6% Panama

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 Panama?
Bulgaria, at 13.3% against 13.2% in Panama as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Bulgaria and Panama?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Panama ranks 37th 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/