Bulgaria vs Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Bulgaria
13.3%
in 2018
Republic of Moldova
14.1%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
30th
Republic of Moldova rank
27th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Republic of Moldova
2.557.51012.515199820082019

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 14.1% against 13.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Republic of Moldova ranks 27th of 148 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Republic of Moldova Difference Ahead
2000s 4.8% 6.1% 1.3% Republic of Moldova
2010s 6.2% 11.9% 5.8% Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Bulgaria or Republic of Moldova?
Republic of Moldova, at 14.1% against 13.3% in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?
0.8%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Republic of Moldova ranks 27th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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