Bulgaria vs ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
188,652
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
31.71 million
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
131st
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
131st

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

  • Bulgaria
  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 31.71 million against 188,652 in Bulgaria, a difference of 31.52 million.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s figure about 168.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 131st of 220 countries.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Difference Ahead
2000s 249,099 22.33 million 22.08 million ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 184,843 24.33 million 24.15 million ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2020s 194,057 29.90 million 29.71 million ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Bulgaria or ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 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 Bulgaria and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
31.52 million, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 131st and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 131st of 220 countries.
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