Bulgaria vs Norway: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Bulgaria
97,115
in 2024
Norway
105,255
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
131st
Norway rank
128th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Norway
050.0k100.0k150.0k200120122024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 105,255 against 97,115 in Bulgaria, a difference of 8,140.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and Norway ranks 128th of 220 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 127,871 93,657 34,214 Bulgaria
2010s 95,142 97,034 1,892 Norway
2020s 99,839 101,197 1,359 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Bulgaria or Norway?
Norway, at 105,255 against 97,115 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Bulgaria and Norway?
8,140, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Bulgaria ranks 131st and Norway ranks 128th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (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, male (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