Bulgaria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Bulgaria
12.9%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.7%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.9% against 5.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 148 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 2.2% 13.7% 11.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 3.5% 9.6% 6.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 6.0% 6.6% 0.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bulgaria, at 12.9% against 5.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bulgaria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
7.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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, male (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 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/