Bulgaria vs Greece: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Bulgaria
289,351 number
in 2020
Greece
326,372 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
112th
Greece rank
110th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 326,372 number against 289,351 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 37,021 number.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 112th and Greece ranks 110th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 514,608 number 447,953 number 66,655 number Bulgaria
1980s 515,262 number 459,950 number 55,311 number Bulgaria
1990s 476,819 number 449,463 number 27,356 number Bulgaria
2000s 359,762 number 350,261 number 9,500 number Bulgaria
2010s 252,334 number 324,719 number 72,384 number Greece
2020s 289,351 number 326,372 number 37,021 number Greece

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 Greece?
Greece, at 326,372 number against 289,351 number in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Greece?
37,021 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 112th and Greece ranks 110th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.