Bulgaria vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): 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
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 13.1% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 149 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 13.0% | 8.9% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 8.7% | 4.6% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 0.4% | 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Bulgaria, at 13.1% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 7.6%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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/