How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Poland: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Bulgaria

103,302 number

in 2018

Poland

111,932 number

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

60th

Poland rank

57th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Bulgaria
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 111,932 number against 103,302 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 8,630 number.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Poland ranks 57th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95,534 number	433,429 number	337,895 number	Poland
2000s	91,180 number	407,189 number	316,009 number	Poland
2010s	76,362 number	275,355 number	198,993 number	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Bulgaria or Poland?: Poland, at 111,932 number against 103,302 number in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Bulgaria and Poland?: 8,630 number, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Bulgaria ranks 60th and Poland ranks 57th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/