Bulgaria vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Bulgaria
19.5%
in 2018
Romania
17.8%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
39th
Romania rank
42nd

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 19.5% against 17.8% in Romania, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Romania ranks 42nd of 133 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 19.5% 6.5% 13.0% Bulgaria
2000s 8.6% 1.5% 7.0% Bulgaria
2010s 11.3% 10.2% 1.0% 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 Romania?
Bulgaria, at 19.5% against 17.8% in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Bulgaria and Romania?
1.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Romania ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/