Bulgaria vs Portugal: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Bulgaria
140,594 number
in 2020
Portugal
148,727 number
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
113th
Portugal rank
111th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 148,727 number against 140,594 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 8,133 number.

That makes Portugal'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 113th and Portugal ranks 111th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 250,990 number 244,227 number 6,763 number Bulgaria
1980s 250,648 number 249,909 number 739.7 number Bulgaria
1990s 231,999 number 217,768 number 14,231 number Bulgaria
2000s 175,265 number 166,480 number 8,785 number Bulgaria
2010s 122,458 number 159,670 number 37,212 number Portugal
2020s 140,594 number 148,727 number 8,133 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 148,727 number against 140,594 number in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Bulgaria and Portugal?
8,133 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Bulgaria ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 111th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (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, female (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

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