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

Bulgaria
289,351 number
in 2020
Serbia
275,370 number
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
112th
Serbia rank
115th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 289,351 number against 275,370 number in Serbia, a difference of 13,981 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Serbia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 112th and Serbia ranks 115th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
1970s 514,608 number 538,914 number 24,306 number Serbia
1980s 515,262 number 571,150 number 55,888 number Serbia
1990s 476,819 number 571,339 number 94,520 number Serbia
2000s 359,762 number 345,215 number 14,547 number Bulgaria
2010s 252,334 number 284,880 number 32,546 number Serbia

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 Serbia?
Bulgaria, at 289,351 number against 275,370 number in Serbia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Bulgaria and Serbia?
13,981 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 112th and Serbia ranks 115th 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.