Bulgaria vs High income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Bulgaria
- High income
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 13.6% against 3.3% in High income, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 4.2 times High income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and High income ranks 39th of 137 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 1.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.9% | 3.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 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 High income?
- Bulgaria, at 13.6% against 3.3% in High income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Bulgaria and High income?
- 10.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and High income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and High income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and High income ranks 39th 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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About this data
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/