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

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Bulgaria

53,221 number

in 2018

South Korea

63,511 number

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

56th

South Korea rank

53rd

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

Bulgaria
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 63,511 number against 53,221 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 10,290 number.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Korea ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 56th and South Korea ranks 53rd of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	53,220 number	113,524 number	60,303 number	South Korea
2000s	48,382 number	96,373 number	47,991 number	South Korea
2010s	38,641 number	74,309 number	35,668 number	South Korea

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 South Korea?: South Korea, at 63,511 number against 53,221 number in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Bulgaria and South Korea?: 10,290 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Bulgaria ranks 56th and South Korea ranks 53rd of 137 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,161 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/