Bulgaria vs Greece: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Bulgaria
5 years
in 2019
Greece
5 years
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
133rd
Greece rank
133rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Greece, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Greece ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7 years | 5.8 years | 1.2 years | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.2 years | 5 years | 0.2 years | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 5 years against 5 years in Greece as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Greece ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.