Bulgaria vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Bulgaria
12.9%
in 2018
Pacific island small states
5.9%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
26th
Pacific island small states rank
23rd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Pacific island small states
2.557.51012.515197019942019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.9% against 5.9% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.2 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Pacific island small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 2.2% 10.8% 8.6% Pacific island small states
2000s 3.5% 8.0% 4.5% Pacific island small states
2010s 6.0% 4.8% 1.2% Bulgaria

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 Pacific island small states?
Bulgaria, at 12.9% against 5.9% in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bulgaria and Pacific island small states?
7.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Pacific island small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 23rd 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/