Bulgaria vs Norway: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Bulgaria
10.0%
in 2018
Norway
8.1%
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
106th
Norway rank
108th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Norway
510152025199820082018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 10.0% against 8.1% in Norway, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 106th and Norway ranks 108th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 22.0% 7.6% 14.3% Bulgaria
2000s 16.5% 8.7% 7.8% Bulgaria
2010s 13.2% 8.9% 4.2% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male, Bulgaria or Norway?
Bulgaria, at 10.0% against 8.1% in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Bulgaria and Norway?
1.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Bulgaria ranks 106th and Norway ranks 108th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.