Bulgaria vs European Union: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Bulgaria
- European Union
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 19.5% against 5.2% in European Union, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 3.8 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 39th and European Union ranks 36th of 133 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 8.9% | 10.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 2.9% | 8.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Bulgaria or European Union?
- Bulgaria, at 19.5% against 5.2% in European Union as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Bulgaria and European Union?
- 14.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and European Union?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and European Union rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th and European Union ranks 36th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance 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 in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/