Bulgaria vs Ireland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Bulgaria
69,992 number
in 2020
Ireland
67,297 number
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
119th
Ireland rank
121st

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Ireland
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 69,992 number against 67,297 number in Ireland, a difference of 2,695 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 119th and Ireland ranks 121st of 206 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 127,267 number 62,630 number 64,637 number Bulgaria
1980s 133,200 number 71,053 number 62,147 number Bulgaria
1990s 107,943 number 58,158 number 49,785 number Bulgaria
2000s 69,185 number 57,187 number 11,998 number Bulgaria
2010s 70,210 number 68,753 number 1,457 number Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Bulgaria or Ireland?
Bulgaria, at 69,992 number against 67,297 number in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Bulgaria and Ireland?
2,695 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Ireland ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of 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.