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

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Spain: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Bulgaria

36,586 number

in 2018

Spain

40,830 number

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

54th

Spain rank

51st

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

Bulgaria
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 40,830 number against 36,586 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 4,244 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,043 number	22,271 number	6,228 number	Spain
2000s	15,484 number	8,378 number	7,106 number	Bulgaria
2010s	16,029 number	26,033 number	10,004 number	Spain

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 Spain?: Spain, at 40,830 number against 36,586 number in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Bulgaria and Spain?: 4,244 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Bulgaria ranks 54th and Spain ranks 51st of 148 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/