Bulgaria vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Bulgaria
- Pacific island small states
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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About this data
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/