Barbados vs Bulgaria: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Barbados
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 19.9% against 18.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Barbados ranks 40th and Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 132 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 18.9% | 6.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 2.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 6.9% | 8.8% | Barbados |
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, Barbados or Bulgaria?
- Barbados, at 19.9% against 18.6% in Bulgaria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 1.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
- How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Barbados ranks 40th and Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 132 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, 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 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/