Bulgaria vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Bulgaria
13.3%
in 2018
Romania
12.5%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
36th
Romania rank
39th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 13.3% against 12.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 9.2% | 5.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.7% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.3% | 0.7% | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 13.3% against 12.5% in Romania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 39th 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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About this data
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/