What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?

2,960 number, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?

19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Bulgaria

28,927 number

in 2018

Republic of Moldova

25,967 number

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

76th

Republic of Moldova rank

78th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Bulgaria
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 28,927 number against 25,967 number in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 2,960 number.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 76th and Republic of Moldova ranks 78th of 147 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64,994 number	54,587 number	10,407 number	Bulgaria
2010s	41,433 number	33,179 number	8,254 number	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Bulgaria or Republic of Moldova?: Bulgaria, at 28,927 number against 25,967 number in Republic of Moldova as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?: 2,960 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Bulgaria ranks 76th and Republic of Moldova ranks 78th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.