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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Bulgaria

12.5%

in 2018

Türkiye

11.6%

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

69th

Türkiye rank

71st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Bulgaria
Türkiye

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.5% against 11.6% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and Türkiye ranks 71st of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.5%	36.0%	24.4%	Türkiye
2000s	11.6%	23.5%	11.9%	Türkiye
2010s	10.7%	12.1%	1.4%	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Bulgaria or Türkiye?: Bulgaria, at 12.5% against 11.6% in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Bulgaria and Türkiye?: 0.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Bulgaria ranks 69th and Türkiye ranks 71st of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/