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

Bulgaria
289,351 number
in 2020
Sweden
333,920 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
112th
Sweden rank
109th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 333,920 number against 289,351 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 44,569 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 112th and Sweden ranks 109th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 514,608 number 326,817 number 187,791 number Bulgaria
1980s 515,262 number 345,177 number 170,085 number Bulgaria
1990s 476,819 number 302,693 number 174,126 number Bulgaria
2000s 359,762 number 355,461 number 4,301 number Bulgaria
2010s 252,334 number 308,839 number 56,505 number Sweden
2020s 289,351 number 333,920 number 44,569 number Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 333,920 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 Sweden?
44,569 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 112th and Sweden ranks 109th 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.