ALECSO: Member Countries vs Bulgaria: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

ALECSO: Member Countries
31.71 million
in 2024
Bulgaria
188,652
in 2024
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
131st
Bulgaria rank
131st

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 31.71 million against 188,652 in Bulgaria, a difference of 31.52 million.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 168.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 131st and Bulgaria ranks 131st of 221 groups.

ALECSO: Member Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Member Countries Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 22.33 million 249,099 22.08 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2010s 24.33 million 184,843 24.15 million ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s 29.90 million 194,057 29.71 million ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, ALECSO: Member Countries or Bulgaria?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 31.71 million against 188,652 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between ALECSO: Member Countries and Bulgaria?
31.52 million, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Bulgaria?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Bulgaria rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 131st and Bulgaria ranks 131st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release