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 and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Bulgaria

74,375 number

in 2018

Poland

72,212 number

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

54th

Poland rank

55th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Bulgaria
Poland

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 74,375 number against 72,212 number in Poland, a difference of 2,163 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Poland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 54th and Poland ranks 55th of 149 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	26,603 number	113,339 number	86,736 number	Poland
2000s	26,186 number	216,179 number	189,993 number	Poland
2010s	30,886 number	151,373 number	120,487 number	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Bulgaria or Poland?: Bulgaria, at 74,375 number against 72,212 number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Bulgaria and Poland?: 2,163 number, with Bulgaria 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Bulgaria ranks 54th and Poland ranks 55th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/