Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Bulgaria
1.75 LPIA
in 2021
El Salvador
1.61 LPIA
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
3rd
El Salvador rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.75 LPIA against 1.61 LPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.14 LPIA.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 5th of 73 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 LPIA | 1.52 LPIA | 0.0558 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.56 LPIA | 1.55 LPIA | 0.0026 LPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.67 LPIA | 1.55 LPIA | 0.1209 LPIA | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- Bulgaria, at 1.75 LPIA against 1.61 LPIA in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 0.14 LPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 5th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). 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