Bulgaria vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Bulgaria
13.6%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.3%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
38th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.6% against 5.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 9.3% 12.7% 3.4% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 9.7% 10.2% 0.4% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 10.1% 6.9% 3.1% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Bulgaria or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bulgaria, at 13.6% against 5.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/